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Peoria  Q(ue  gook 
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EDITED   BY 
EDWARD   L.  RICHTER 


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illustrated 


PUBLISHED   BY 

NATIONAL   WRITERS   OF   HISTORY 

CHICAGO  PEORIA 


ANNOUNCEMENT 

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Book  Directory,  to  be  published  annually, 
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PREFACE 

Why  publish  this  book?  There  should  be  many  and  strong  reasons  to  warrant 
such  an  undertaking.  To  know  one's  city,  its  opportunities,  advantages,  resources 
and  the  people  that  make  it,  is  to  know  one's  self.  The  wondrous  and  rapid  growth 
of  Peoria,  one  of  the  richest  and  most  beautiful  cities  in  the  world,  is  beyond  com- 
prehension. The  supreme  mission  of  this  book  is  to  record  fairly  and  truthfully  existing 
conditions  and  facts  of  interest  to  the  great  body  of  our  people,  as  well  as  to  schools, 
officials  and  other  special  classes;  a  book  for  reference  in  the  school,  the  office  and  the 
home,  and  a  medium  for  introduction  and  acquaintance. 

Its  material  has  been  gathered  from  every  available  source,  and  most  carefully 
examined  and  sifted  before  acceptance.  Considerable  space  is  also  devoted  to  bio- 
graphical sketches  of  persons  deemed  worthy  of  mention  for  their  close  relation  to  the 
city  in  some  of  its  varied  interests.  It  is  believed  that  the  extensive  recognition  of 
such  individuals  will  not  be  disapproved  or  regretted  by  the  public;  that  personal 
biography  has  an  honored,  useful  and  legitimate  place  in  such  a  publication  as  this 
volume  aims  to  be ;  and  that  the  omission  of  such  a  department  would  seriously  detract 
from  the  value  of  the  book.  Perhaps  no  more  delicate  and  difficult  task  has  confronted 
the  editor  and  publishers  than  the  selection  of  names  for  this  part  of  the  work.  While 
it  is  believed  that  no  unworthy  name  has  a  place  in  the  list,  it  is  freely  admitted  that 
there  may  be  others,  equally  or  possibly  more  worthy,  whose  names  do  not  appear 
because  of  lack  of  definite  and  adequate  information. 

Simplicity,  perspicuity,  conciseness  and  accuracy  have  been  the  dominant  aims 
and  rules  of  its  editor  and  writers.  As  a  rule,  the  method  pursued  is  the  separate  and 
topical,  rather  than  chronological,  as  being  more  satisfactory  and  convenient  for 
reference:  that  is,  each  subject  is  considered  separately.  To  pass  from  subject  to 
subject  in  the  mere  arbitrary  order  of  time,  is  to  sacrifice  simplicity  and  order  to 
complexity  and  confusion.  Hence  no  attempt  at  fine  writing,  no  labored,  irrelevant 
and  long  drawn  accounts  of  matters,  persons  or  things,  which  really  need  but  a  few 
plain  words  for  their  adequate  elucidation,  will  be  found  in  its  pages. 

Absolute  freedom  from  error  or  defect  is  not  claimed,  and  doubtless  some  may 
have  crept  in,  but  it  is  believed  that  very  few  will  be  found. 

And  so  with  cordial  thanks  to  the  many  who  have  so  generously  and  helpfully 
promoted  the  success  of  the  work,  by  the  contribution  of  valuable  information,  and  to  all 
others  who  have  by  act  or  word,  encouraged  us  in  this  enterprise;  with  grateful  recognition 
of  all  these  friends  and  helpers,  this  volume,  Peoria  of  To-day  with  Peoria  Blue 
Book  Directory  is  now  respectfully  submitted  to  the  good  of  the  people  of  Peoria, 
Illinois,  for  whom  it  has  been  prepared,  in  the  earnest  hope  and  confident  belief  that 
it  will  be  found  instructive,  convenient,  and  useful  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was 
designed. 

EDWARD  L.  RICHTER. 


INDEX 


Abbreviations 6 

Acme  Harvesting  Co 37 

Activities  for  1914 33 

Adams,  Chas.  C.  &  Co 88 

Aeroplane  View  of  the  Great  Middle  West....  23 

Albers'  Walk  Over  Boot  Shop 58 

Amateur  Musical  Club 83 

Amusements 96 

Anderson,  N.  C 55 

Associated  Charities 100 

Associated  Musical  Interests 85 

Avery  Co 37 

Bahni,  Fred  J.  &  Co 51 

Bartles-Sweney  Oil  Co 46 

Behrends  Ice  &  Fuel  Co 35 

Berry,  Oscar  V 70 

Blue  Book  Directory 109 

Bradley  Park 97 

Bradley  Polytechnic  Institute 94 

Branson,  E 53 

Bridges 21 

Brown.  Dr.  C.  G 52 

Bush's  Wall  Paper  Store 66 

Business  Executives'  Club  of  Peoria 107 

Central  Electric  Co 79 

Central  National  Bank  Building 65 

Charities  and  Philanthropies 100 

Child's  Welfare  League 101 

Chittick,  Dr.  A 72 

Churches 76 

City  Government 15 

City  Hall 17 

Classified  Index 199 

Coliseum 19 

Commercial  Organizations 39 

Court  House 17 

Creve  Coeur  Club 108 

Cumerford  Funeral  Home 74 

D.  A.  R 104 

Dailey,  J.  E 68 

Daily  &  O'Brien 61 

Day,  Warren  W 62 

Deaconess  Hospital 73 

Deep  Water  Way 23 

De  Moure,  Chas 71 

Detweiller  Ice  Co 35 

Die  Sonne 80 

Discovery  of  Peoria 12 

Donmeyer  Gardner  Co 32 

Dooley  Bros 28 

Early  Settlers 13 

Eaton,  Perry  &  Son 53 

Eckley,  Sherman  W 22 


Eckwood  Park 98 

Educational  Institutions 94 

Eichhorn,  Dr.  H.  G 75 

Electrical  Testing  Co 53 

Emerson,  F.  N 64 

Erler,  Max 55 

Evans,  Willis 40 

Federal  Warehouse 65 

Financial  Institutions 80 

First  Congregational  Church 76 

First  Methodist  Church 76 

First  National  Bank 81 

Flowers 77 

Foley,  Mrs.  Julia 54 

Fritsche's  Drug  Store 59 

G.  A.  R 104 

Garbage  Barn 19 

Gas  and  Electricity 21 

Gauss  Undertaking  Co 78 

Glen  Oak  Park 97 

Goedel,  E.  &  Sons 49 

Grand  View  Park 98 

Gruensf elder  Bros 48 

Hall,  F.  A 68 

Hart  Grain  Weigher  Co 30 

Herschel  Manufacturing  Co 37 

Hewitt,  H.  E 64 

Hirt's  Bakery 48 

Hofstetter  and  Lewis 50 

Home  Building  in  Peoria 61 

Hospitals 73 

Illinois  Traction  System 25 

Illinois  Traction  System  Building 65 

Illinois  Traction  System  Map 24 

Industrial  Peoria 31 

Illinois  Valley  Yacht  and  Canoe  Club 107 

Jefferson  Building 65 

Jefferson  Hotel 79 

Jewelry 50 

Jobst-Bethard  Co 36 

Johnson,  Chas.,  Hardware  Co 79 

Kennedy,  John  D 78 

Keystone  Steel  &  Wire  Co 37 

Kickapoo  Golf  Club 108a 

Kimball  Piano  Parlors 91 

King,  John  F.,  Jr 66 

Kinney,  G.  R.  &  Co 58 

Klein,  F.  J 64 

Knetzger,  Chas 60 

Knights  of  Columbus 108 


INDEX— Continued 


Lehmann  Building 65 

Leisy  Brewing  Co 27 

Lincoln  Park 98 

Loveridge,  Chas 77 

Lyon  &  Healy 86 

Maas,  Harry  M 38 

Madison  Park 97 

Market  House 19 

Martin,  I.  N.,  Dry  Goods  Co 57 

Michel,  Victor  P 69 

Mohamed  Temple 108a 

Mokler,  Mrs.  L.  B 54 

Morton  Square 98 

Municipal  Fine  Arts  Center 87 

Music  and  Art 83 

National  Home  Building  Company 61 

Natural  Resources 29 

Naylor,  E.  J 22 

Oakford  &  Fahnestock  Building 65 

O'Connor  Bros 67 

Oculist 70 

Onken's  Laundry 44 

Optician 70 

Optometrist 70 

Orpheum  Theater  Seating  Plan 96 

Packing  Industries 49 

Palace  Livery  &  Taxi  Co 52 

Parks 97 

Peoria  Association  of  Commerce 39 

Peoria  Automobile  Club 105 

Peoria  Bar  Association 69 

Peoria  Betterment  Association 101 

Peoria  Blue  Book  Directory 109 

Peoria  City  Medical  Society 75 

Peoria  Clubs 105 

Peoria  Country  Club 108 

Peoria  County  Dental  Society 75 

Peoria  Engraving  Co 42 

Peoria  Equal  Suffrage  Association 108b 

Peoria  Evening  Journal 80 

Peoria  Evening  Star 80 

Peoria  Fuel  Co 28 

Peoria  in  1846 10 

Peoria  Musical  College 85 

Peoria  of  To-day 11 

Peoria  Press 80 

Peoria  Public  Library 93 

Peoria  Public  Schools 94 

Peoria  Retail  Merchants  Association 45 

Peoria  Society  of  Allied  Arts 88 

Peoria  Street  Railway  Directory 26 

Peoria  Street  Railway  System 25 

Peoria  Transcript 80 


Peoria  University  Club 105 

Peoria  Women's  Christian  Home  Mission....  98 

Peoria  Women's  Club 106 

Police  and  Fire  Apparatus 20 

Police  Department 17 

Population 13 

Post  Office 19 

Powers,  Bert  C 79 

Proctor  Endowment 103 

Proctor  Hospital 73 

Proctor  Recreation 103 

Red  Cross  Pharmacy 59 

Retail  Business  Section 57 

Reliance  Motor  Co 43 

Rotary  Club  of  Peoria 47 

Runnells  School  of  Music 82 

Schneider  &  Metzger 43 

Schulze  Bread  Co 32 

Scott,  Dr.  John 52 

Second  Presbyterian  Church 76 

Sewerage  System 21 

Sleyman  Art  Shop 51 

South  Park 97 

South  Peoria  Manufacturing  District 31 

St.  Francis  Hospital 73 

Statehouse  Square 98 

Stead,  Franklin 85 

Stephens,  Mrs.  Mary 54 

Streets  and  Sidewalks 23 

Stock  Yards 49 

Terrace  Park 98 

Tower  Park 98 

Transportation  Facilities 23 

U.  S.  Industrial  Alcohol  Co 46 

Union  Brewing  Co 60 

Universalist  Church 76 

Visiting  Nurse  Committee 100 

Wahlfeld  Manufacturing  Co 30 

Water  Sports 98 

Water  Supply 21 

Water  Works  Park 97 

Willcox,  ErastusS 93 

Wilson  Grocery  Co 36 

Wilson  Provision  Co '. 49 

Wilton,  J.  B.  Bros.  &  Co 81 

Woodruff,  Hon.  Edw.  N 14 

Work  House 19 

Wyatt,  Dr.  Walter 71 


Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Y.  W.  C.  A. 


102 
102 


ABBREVIATIONS 


A.  B Bachelor  of  Arts. 

Advt Advertise. 

Agt. Agent. 

Agri. Agriculture. 

A.  M Master  of  Arts. 

Amat Amateur. 

Arner American. 

Apt Apartment. 

Assn Association. 

Asst. Assistant. 

Ass't'd. Associated. 

Atty Attorney. 

Ave. Avenue. 

B Bluff. 

B.  Chem. Bachelor  of  Chemistry. 

Bd Board. 

Bkpr Bookkeeper. 

Bldg. Building. 

B.  of  L.  F.  &  E. Brotherhood  of  Locomotive 

Firemen  and  Engineers. 

Blvd Boulevard. 

B.  Ph. Bachelor  of  Philosophy. 

B.  P.  O.  E Elks. 

Bros. Brothers. 

B.  S.. Bachelor  of  Science. 

Bus. Business. 

Cal California. 

C.  &A.  R.  R Chicago  &  Alton  R.  R. 

C.  B.  &  0-  R.  R Chicago,  Burlington_& 

Quincy  Ry. 
Cent Central. 

C.  &  N.  W.  R.  R... Chicago  &  North  Western 

R.R. 

Co Company. 

Col College. 

Colo ...Colorado. 

Com. Commission. 

Comm Commerce. 

Cong. Congregation. 

Cont. Contractor. 

Cor. Corner. 

C.R.I.&P.R.R Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 

Pacific  R.R. 

D ..Day. 

D.  A.  R. Daughters  American  Revo- 

lution. 

D.  C District  of  Columbia 

D.  D.  S..  Dentist. 


Deg. Degree. 

Dept Department. 

Dist District. 

D.  O.  K.  K Dramatic  Order  Knights  of 

Khorasson. 

Eng. Engineering. 

E.  P. .East  Peoria. 

Etc. Etcetera. 

Europ. European. 

Exam Examiner. 

Fl. Floor. 

F.  O.  E Eagles. 

Frt Freight. 

Ft. Foot. 

Fur. • Furniture. 

Fwd. Forwarding. 

G.  A.  R. Grand  Army  Republic. 

Genl. General. 

Govt. Government. 

Grad. Graduate. 

Hdwr. Hardware. 

Hts. Heights. 

la. Iowa. 

I.C.  M.A Illinois  Commercial  Men's 

Association. 

Int. Interested. 

Ill Illinois. 

Implts. Implements. 

Inc. Incorporated. 

Ind Indiana. 

Ins. Insurance. 

I.  O.  O.  F. Independent  Order  Odd 

Fellows. 
I.  V.  Y Illinois  Valley  Yacht  Club. 

Jeff Jefferson. 

K.  C Knights  of  Columbus. 

K.  O.  T.  M. Knights  of  the  Maccabees. 

K.  P Knights  of  Pythias. 

Ky Kentucky. 

L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.  .Lake  Erie  &  Western  R.  R. 

L.  L.  B. Lawyer. 

L.  O.  O.  M.  Moose. 


PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


ABBREVIATIONS— Continued 


M Main. 

M.  A. Master  of  Arts. 

Mass. Massachusetts. 

Md Maryland. 

M.  D Medical  Doctor. 

M.  D.  V Veterinary  Surgeon. 

Med. Medical. 

Mem Member. 

M  erch. Merchant. 

Mex. Mexico. 

Mgr Manager. 

Mich Michigan. 

Minn. Minnesota.- 

Miss Mississippi. 

Mnfg. Manufacturing. 

Mo Missouri. 

Mon Monday. 

Mus. Musical. 

M.  W.  A. Modern  Woodmen  of  America 

N. North. 

N.  A North  America. 

Nat'l. National. 

N.  A.  U North  American  Union. 

N.  P North  Peoria. 

N.Y New  York. 

/ 

O Ohio. 

Oph.  D Doctor  Ophtolmology . 

P. Peoria. 

Pass. Passenger. 

Penn. Pennsylvania. 

Ph.  D Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

Ph.  G Graduate  Pharmacist. 

PI Place. 

P.O. Post  Office. 

Pres. President. 

Presby Presbyterian. 

Prin Principal. 

Print Printing. 

Prof. Professor. 

Prop Proprietor. 

Pub.  Publisher. 


Rec. Receiving. 

Res. Residence. 

Ret. Retail. 

R.  F.  D. Rural  Free  Delivery. 


R.  R. Rail  Road. 

Rwy. Railway. 


S South. 

Sec. Secretary. 

St Street. 

Sum Summer. 

S.  U.  N.  A Switchmen's  Union  of  North 

America. 

Supt Superintendent. 

Surg. Surgeon . 


Tel. Telephone. 

Tkt Ticket. 

T.  P.  A Travelers'  Protective  Associa- 
tion. 

T.  P.  &  W.  R.  R.  .Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western 
Ry.  Co. 

Trans Transportation. 

Treas Treasurer. 

Tues Tuesday. 


U University. 

U.  C.  T United  Commercial  Travelers. 

U.S....  ....United  States. 


Va Virginia. 

Vet Veteran. 

V.-Pres. Vice-President. 

V.  S Veterinary  Surgeon. 


W West. 

Wash ..Washington. 

W.  C.  T.  U. Women's  Christian  Temper- 
ance Union. 

Wed Wednesday . 

Whol Wholesale. 

Wis Wisconsin . 

Wks Works. 

W.O.  W Woodmen  of  the  World. 

Wyo. Wyoming. 

Y.  M.C.  A. Young  Men's  Christian 

Association. 

Yrs. Years. 

Y.  W.  C.  A Young  Women's  Christian 

Association. 


Peoria  of 


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illustrated 


PEORIA  OF  TO-DAY 

From  the  Aborigenes  to  the  Present  Day 


PEORIA,  the  second  city  of  the  state  in  population,  is  in  two  not  unimportant 
particulars,  easily  the  first — in  the  beauty  of  its  name  and  the  beauty  of  its 
location.  It  would  be  difficult  to  find  among  all  the  names  of  cities,  Amer- 
ican or  European,  a  more  euphonious  combination  of  letters  than  go  to  form  the 
names,  Peoria,  Illinois.  Both  names  are  of  pure  Indian  origin.  "Peoria,"  meaning 
the  land  of  fat  beast,  is  derived  from  the  Indian  tribe,  Pe-o'-rias,  which  was  one  of 
the  five  tribes,  viz.:  Kaskaskias,  Peorias,  Cahokias,  Tamaroas  and  Mitchigamies, 
that  comprised  the  "Illini"  confederacy,  and  were  in  possession  of  the  Illinois 
Valley  when  Marquette  first  discovered  it.  "Illini"  means  perfect  manly  man. 
To  this  the  missionaries  added  the  French  "ois,"  meaning  race,  giving  us  the  har- 
monious name,  Peoria,  Illinois.  • 

But  if  the  name  is  one  agreeable  to  the  ear,  no  less  is  the  city  a  delight  to  the 
eye.  The  great  river  which  lends  its  name  to  the  state,  here  broadened  into  a 

lake,  sweeps  by  in  a  gentle,   outward  curve  seven  miles  long,  from  the  narrows 

i 

above  to  the  converging  and  wood-crowned  heights  below.  Between  these  two 
points  of  entrance  and  exit  the  lake  in  front  and  a  wall  of  commanding  bluff 
behind,  lies  the  broadened  plateau,  evidently  designed  by  nature  as  the  seat  of  the 
great  and  prosperous  city  of  Peoria.  There  are  few  more  charming  landscapes  on 
earth  than  that  which  greets  the  eye  from  the  brow  of  these  high  bluffs. 

Below  is  the  busy  city  extending  far  up  and  down  between  the  bluffs  and  the 
river,  its  shaded  homes,  its  stores  and  shops  and  public  buildings,  its  broad  streets 
full  of  stirring  life,  its  street  cars  gliding  like  a  weaving  shuttle  in  and  out,  its 
steam  boats  at  the  landing,  the  silent  expanse  at  the  lake,  its  moving  railroad 
trains,  its  wooded  bluffs  on  the  farther  shore — all  these  offer  to  him  who  takes 
delight  in  the  works  of  nature  and  of  man  and  especially  to  the  one  who  first 
emerges  upon  the  scene  from  the  level  prairie  land  behind,  a  landscape  of  quiet 
and  beauty  that  can  never  be  forgotten. 

And  there  is  yet  another  view  hardly  less  fascinating  which  is  needed  to  com- 
plete this  picture — to  look  back  at  the  bluffs  from  the  city  below,  to  let  the  eye 
wander  for  miles  along  their  magnificent  fronts  now  crowned  with  noble  residences 
with  all  their  appointments  of  shade  trees  and  golden  plats. 

A  famous  traveler,  familiar  with  many  cities  and  many  lands,  when  he  first 
beheld  this  scene  some  years  ago,  exclaimed,  "It  is  the  finest  site  for  a  city  I  ever 
saw." 


12 PEQRIA     OF    TO-DAY 

There  is,  of  course,  no  material  change  in  the  topography  of  this  valley  since 
white  man  first  discovered  it,  excepting  that  the  swampy  regions  have  been 
drained  and  supplanted  by  valuable  farms,  residences  and  business  sections.  But 
the  vegetation  has  changed.  The  thick  forests  of  hickory,  oak,  elm,  walnut,  and 
many  other  varieties  of  trees,  have  almost  completely  disappeared.  The  large  level 
prairies  covered  with  a  coarse  tall  prairie  grass,  the  seed  stems  of  which  were  six  or 
eight  feet  high,  interspersed  with  rosin  seed  and  with  a  blue  flower  and  when  in 
fulf  growth,  it  was  waved  by  the  summer  breezes  like  the  rolling  billows  of  the 
deep  ocean,  blue  and  green,  beautiful  and  enchanting,  are  a  thing  of  the  past. 

It  was  this  smiling  meadow  of  wild  flowers  and  native  grasses  that  greeted 
Marquette  and  Joliet,  on  Sunday  June  25,  1673,  the  first  white  men  to  set  their  feet  on 
our  prairies,  and  upon  which,  seven  years  later,  Father  Hennepin  and  M.  de  La  Salle 
landed  with  nine  canoes  and  about  thirty  men,  and  with  the  consent  of  the  Indians 
built  a  fort,  a  stockade  of  logs,  which  they  named  Fort  Creve  Coeur.  The  exact  lo- 
cation of  this  fort  is  not  known  but  all  records  seem  to  indicate  that  it  was  across  the 
river  on  the  line  of  Fayette  Street.  Tonti,  who  was  left  by  La  Salle  and  Hennepin, 
held  this  fort  until  September  of  the  same  year,  when  he  was  forced  to  vacate  by 
reason  of  an  invasion  by  the  Iroquois.  And  not  until  the  spring  of  1712  was 
Peoria  again  inhabited  by  white  men,  when  the  French  at  Fort  St.  Louis,  estab- 
lished a  trading  post  on  the  west  bank  of  Peoria  Lake  (at  the  foot  of  Caroline 
Street)  and  a  number  of  families  came  here  from  Canada,  built  cabins  in  the 
Indian  village  and  erected  a  fort.  This  place  was  known  as  Old  Peoria's  Fort  and 
Village.  It  soon  became  an  important  military  and  trading  post,  and  was  one  of 
a  chain  of  trading  posts  with  a  fort,  extending  from  Detroit  to  the  mouth  of  the 
Illinois  River.  For  fifty  years  the  French  and  half-breeds  continued  to  live  in  the 
town  with  the  Indians  as  one  people,  and  during  that  time  peace  and  harmony 
prevailed. 

In  1763,  with  the  cession  of  this  country  by  the  French  to  the  English,  inter- 
necine war  again  broke  out  and  for  fifteen  years  no  attempt  was  made  to  rebuild 
Peoria.  After  Virginia's  conquest  of  the  North-west  in  1778,  when  this  territory 
became  a  part  of  Virginia,  Jean  Baptiste  Maillet  formed  a  settlement  about  one 
and  one-half  miles  below  the  old  village,  and  it  was  named  Fort  Clarke.  Within 
ten  years  the  old  village  was  entirely  deserted  for  the  new,  which  continued  to 
prosper  until  the  war  of  1812. 

In  the  meantime,  with  the  ending  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  this  territory 
was  ceded  to  the  United  States  on  March  1st,  1784.  The  following  year  an  ordi- 
nance for  ascertaining  the  mode  of  disposing  lands  in  the  western  territory  was 
passed  by  the  Continental  Congress,  and  on  July  13th,  1787,  Congress  passed  the 
celebrated  ordinance  of  that  date  by  which  they  provided  that  the  whole  territory 
north-west  of  the  Ohio  River  should  be  constituted  one  district  for  the  purpose  of 
temporary  government.  On  May  7th,  1800,  the  immense  territory  of  the  North- 
west was  divided  by  Congress  and  the  present  states  of  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Mich- 
igan and  Indiana,  were  constituted  the  territory  of  Indiana  for  nine  years.  During 
this  time  Capt.  Wm.  H.  Harrison,  afterwards  president  of  the  United  States,  was 
appointed  Governor  and  Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs  and  given  full  powers  to 
negotiate  treaties  between  the  United  States  and  several  Indian  resident  tribes  for 
the  cession  of  lands.  On  February  3,  1809,  the  territory  of  Indiana  was  divided 


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and  the  new  territory  Illinois  was  organized,  which  contained  two  counties,  St. 
Clair  and  Randolph.  Eventually  St.  Clair  was  divided  into  other  counties,  and  in 
1812  Madison  was  organized  within  the  limits  of  which  was  Peoria.  When  the 
war  of  1812  broke  out,  the  French  were  suspected  of  aiding  the  British  by  giving 
arms,  etc.,  to  hostile  Indians,  and  Capt.  Craig  being  sent  up  by  the  government  to 
investigate,  on  his  arrival  in  November,  believing  this  to  be  true,  gave  battle  to 
the  Indians,  took  many  French  prisoners,  and  destroyed  the  town  by  setting  fire 
to  the  buildings. 

April  1818,  Illinois  was  admitted  to  the  Union  and  in  the  spring  of  the  following 
year,  a  party  of  seven  venturesome  pioneers  found  their  way  to  the  east  bank 
of  the  Illinois  river.  This  they  ferried  across  and  landed  at  Fort  Clark.  Here 
they  found  the  walls  of  two  small  log  cabins,  which  stood  on  what  is  now  Water 
Street,  and  almost  directly  in  front  of  Thomas  &  Clarke,  and  set  to  work  to  finish 
them  up  for  dwellings.  These  cabins  were  the  first  American  dwelling  places  at 
what  is  now  the  city  of  Peoria.  Although  there  were  no  roads,  steamboats,  mail 
routes,  nor  communications  of  any  kind,  and  mail  could  only  be  had  when  called 
for  at  the  post  office  at  St.  Louis  and  a  fee  of  twenty-five  cents  paid,  the  courage 
of  these  settlers  was  such  that  it  soon  attracted  the  attention  of  others,  and  was 
the  root  of  ''Peoria  of  To-day."  In  1821  Peoria  became  part  and  parcel  of 
the  newly  created  County  of  Pike,  and  on  January  13th,  1825,  Peoria  County 
was  created  by  an  act  of  legislature.  During  the  period  1821-1825  a  number  of 
new  settlers  arrived  in  the  territory  now  embraced  in  Peoria  County,  and  signs  of 
organization  were  soon  apparent.  The  assessment  for  Peoria  in  1825  was  $7,920 
levied  on  thirty-one  persons,  ranging  from  $40  to  $800  each.  The  following  year 
Peoria  proper  was  first  laid  out  by  W.  S.  Hamilton,  and  on  May  27th,  1834, 
resurveyed  by  C.  Ballance. 

By  this  time  immigration  to  Peoria  set  in  steadily.  On  March  llth,  1835, 
an  election  was  held  in  accordance  with  an  act  passed  by  the  legislature  on 
March  1st,  1831,  "providing  for  the  incorporation  of  towns  and  cities"  and  the  village 
of  Peoria  was  incorporated.  In  the  winter  of  1844-45,  the  state  legislature  passed 
a  measure  entitled  "An  act  to  Incorporate  the  City  of  Peoria,"  providing  therein 
that  the  charter  should  be  submitted  to  a  vote  of  the  people,  and  at  the  election 
held  on  April  21st,  1845,  the  charter  was  accepted.  On  Monday  of  the  following 
week,  the  first  election  was  held  for  officials  to  govern  the  newly  made  city,  at 
which  time  Wm.  Hale  was  elected  Mayor,  and  John  L.  Knowlton,  Peter  Sweat, 
Chas.  Kettell,  Clark  Cleveland,  John  Hamlin,  Hervey  Lightner  and  Amos  P. 
Bartlett  as  Aldermen. 

From  time  to  time  after  the  incorporation  of  Peoria  as  a  city,  the  original 
charter  was  revised  and  in  the  last  decade  the  limits  of  the  municipality  were 
extended  by  various  means.  From  a  population  of  1169,  according  to  the  census 
taken  in  1844,  it  has  grown  to  over  100,000  (directory  census  1914),  and  has 
sufficient  area  to  comfortably  care  for  all,  with  room  to  expand.  To-day  it  is  one 
of  the  richest  and  mcst  beautiful  cities  in  the  world.  Its  growth  has  been  steady  and 
certain  in  population;  in  commerce  and  manufacture;  in  educational,  recreatory 
and  social  institutions;  and  in  everything  which  tends  to  advance  and  beautify. 
True  to  the  meaning  of  its  name,  it  is  "the  land  of  plenty,"  and  the  ideal 
city  for  everyone  to  live  in. 


HON.  EDWARD   N.  WOODRUFF 

Edward  N.  Woodruff,  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Peoria,  is  a  native  of  Peoria.  He  attended  the  grammar 
and  high  school  in  his  native  city,  and  after  spending  a  year  out  West  in  various  lines  of  business,  re- 
turned to  Peoria  to  assume  the  management  of  his  father's  ice  business,  which  he  later  incorporated, 
and  is  to-day  its  president  and  manager.  As  a  public  factor  he  represented  the  first  ward  on  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  two  terms,  and  in  1903  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Peoiia.  In  1909  he  was  again 
elected  Mayor  and  has  been  in  office  ever  since,  being  re-elected  in  1911,  1913.  and  in  1915  with  the 
most  overwhelming  majority  ever  accorded  any  mayor  in  this  city,  naving  received  850  more  votes  than 
all  the  other  candidates  put  together.  In  1888  Mr.  Woodruff  married  Miss  Anna  Smith  and  has  one 
daughter.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Odd  Fellows,  Elks  and  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  a  director  and  assistant  treasurer 
in  the  Peoria  Life  Insurance  Co.,  and  vice-president  of  the  Peoria  Tent  and  Awning  Co. 


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CITY  GOVERNMENT 

Public  Building — Public  Utilities — Improvements 

The  city  government  of  Peoria,  in  the  last  several  years  has  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  State.  The  citizens  realizing  that  the  management  of  a  city  is 
the  same  as  that  of  any  private  business  institution,  have  tried  the  experiment  of 
keeping  the  same  mayor  and  set  of  officials  in  office  for  a  number  of  years.  With 
the  present  mayor,  who  has  become  an  expert  in  city  affairs,  as  the  executive, 
aided  by  a  trained  corps  of  assistants,  who  not  only  have  learned  the  will  of  the 
people  but  respond  to  it,  the  administration  of  the  city  has  been  conducted  on  the 
same  sound  business  principles  that  prevail  in  the  management  of  all  large  cor- 
porations. It  is  co-operative  with  the  people;  it  consults  the  different  civic  bodies, 
the  labor  unions,  the  different  professions  and  all  people  in  different  walks  of  life, 
in  all  matter  of  public  importance.  The  result  is  that  there  is  no  more  representa- 
tive government  in  the  United  States  than  the  government  of  the  City  of  Peoria. 

That  Peoria  has  profited  astoundingly  by  it  can  not  be  questioned.  The  old 
indebtedness  has  been  paid  off;  public  improvements  have  increased  at  a  rapid  rate; 
new  duties  have  been  undertaken  by  the  city  government,  such  as  the  disposal  and 
collection  of  garbage  and  the  purchase  of  additional  city  buildings;  the  lighting  and 
water  systems  have  been  improved  and  enlarged;  and  the  scope  of  duties  and 
equipment  of  the  police  and  fire  departments,  and  all  other  departments  of  the 
city  have  been  increased.  But  there  has  been  no  increase  in  the  tax  rate. 

Of  the  public  service  corporations  Peoria  has  required  the  very  best  that  they 
had,  at  reasonable  rates.  They  have  been  made,  as  far  as  possible,  to  co-operate 
with  the  city,  and  to  pay  to  the  city  a  reasonable  compensation  for  the  use  of 
their  franchises.  The  city  has  insisted  that  the  rates  they  charge  should  be 
based  upon  a  reasonable  return  for  the  actual,  physical  value  of  the  property 
employed  in  serving  the  city,  and  for  the  purpose  of  adjusting  these  rates,  insisted 
upon  auditing  the  books  of  several  of  these  companies  and  appraising  their  plants. 

Any  one  seeking  a  manufacturing  site  or  a  home  is  assured  that  in  Peoria  he 
will  find  lower  taxes,  a  healthier,  more  beautiful  and  cleaner  city  to  live  in,  an 
abundant  water  supply  at  reasonable  rates,  excellent  transportation  facilities, 
telephone  service,  electric  lights,  gas  and  city  heating  supplied  cheaper  than  in 
any  other  city  of  its  size  or  larger,  and  that  as  a  city  it  lives  up  to  the  constitu- 
tional prerogative  in  having  "a  government  of  the  people,  by  the  people  and  for 
the  people." 

THE  POLICE  DEPARTMENT 

With  the  growth  of  every  city  the  police  department  comes  into  more  prom- 
inence and  demands  a  more  perfect  organization.  In  1837  we  find  the  first  record 
of  a  town  chief  being  selected  and  in  1870  the  first  superintendent  of  police  was 
created  in  the  person  of  John  M.  Guill.  Keeping  pace  with  the  advancement  of  the 
city,  our  police  force  to-day  is  composed  of  eighty-six  brave,  fearless  men,  and 
under  the  guidance  of  Superintendent  William  W.  Rhoades,  are  more  than  equal 
for  any  exigency  that  may  arise.  A  most  complete  and  modern  police  signal  and 
alarm  box  system  is  installed,  by  means  of  which  the  chief  or  captain  can  communicate 
with  a*  policeman  on  any  beat  at  most  any  time.  In  1912  a  combination  auto- 


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mobile  patrol  wagon  and  ambulance  was  added  to  the  equipment  of  the  police, 
and  in  1913  another  one.  In  addition  the  department  has  two  high-powered  motor 
cycles. 

THE  FIRE  DEPARTMENT 

The  fire  department  likewise  has  kept  abreast  with  the  times.  From  the  old 
bucket  brigade  established  when  the  village  of  Peoria  began  to  assume  the  appear- 
ance of  being  under  organized  rule,  at  which  time  it  was  compulsory  for  every 
man  who  controlled  a  home  or  had  a  place  of  business  to  have  at  hand  at  least 
two  leather  fire  buckets,  the  fire  department  of  the  city  of  Peoria  developed  into 
one  of  the  most  efficient  fire  fighting  organizations  in  this  part  of  the  country. 
It  is  composed  of  eighty-nine  men,  including  the  chief,  two  assistants  and  a  sec- 
retary, formed  into  fifteen  fire  companies  occupying  ten  engine  houses  that  are 
valued  at  $110,090  and  has  a  most  modern  fire  fighting  apparatus,  including 
one  combination  automobile  truck,  chemical  and  hose  car,  one  combination  auto- 
mobile pump  and  hose  car,  and  one  chief's  automobile.  The  entire  equipment  is 
valued  at  $85,575.  Thomas  Worm,  the  present  fire  marshall,  is  a  man  whose  courage 
and  ability  has  been  of  invaluable  service  to  Peoria. 


THE   CITY  HALL 

The  present  City  Hall  was  completed  in  1898,  at  a 
cost  of  $234,592.  and  is  one  of  the  finest  structures  in 
the  city.  It  is  four  stories  high  and  built  of  rough  brown 
stone.  A  tower  extends  from  the  roof,  in  which  is 
hung  the  old  alarm  bell,  formerly  used  in  the  tower  of 
the  old  City  Hall,  simply  for  preservation,  as  the  tele- 
phone and  electrical  appliances  of  the  present  day  have 
superseded  the  fire  bell  for  all  time.  On  Fulton  Street, 
adjoining  the  City  Hall,  is  the  city  prison,  which  was 
erected  at  the  same  time. 


THE  COURT  HOUSE 

It  was  at  the  June  term,  1833,  that  the  initial 
steps  were  taken  for  the  building  of  a  Court  House, 
which  was  completed  in  1836.  By  the  year  1858,  this 
Court  House  became  insufficient  for  the  needs  of  the 
County  and  it  was  determined  to  erect  more  spacious 
quarters.  The  old  Court  House  was  thereupon  re- 
moved and  a  new  one  erected  which  was  thoroughly 
fire  proof  and  while  it  was  lacking  in  beauty  it  served 
the  purpose  for  a  period  of  twenty  years,  when  it  was 
replaced  by  the  present  Court  House  seen  in  the 

accompanying  picture.     This  building  was  completed  November  1878,  at  a  cost  of 
$248,968. 


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THE   POST  OFFICE 

Many  changes  have  taken  place 
since  the  establishment  of  the 
first  post  office  in  Peoria  in  1825, 
a  few  days  after  the  or- 
ganization of  the  county.  The 
first  postmaster  was  James  Adams 
and  the  receipts  for  the  first  year 
amounted  to  eight  dollars.  About 
1883  Congress  made  an  appropri- 
ation for  the  construction  of  a 
Federal  building,  and  the  site  at 
Monroe  and  Main  Streets  was 
purchased  for  the  sum  of  $52,000, 
upon  which  a  building  was  con- 
structed that  was  completed  in 
the  spring  of  1889  at  a  cost  of 
$251,833.  The  growth  of  the  city  was  so  rapid  that  this  building  was  soon  found 
to  be  inadequate  and  an  addition  was  built  which  was  completed  January  1st, 
1910,  making  the  total  cost  of  the  building  and  the  site  as  it  now  stands,  $530,833. 
From  eight  dollars  for  the  first  year  (1825)  the  receipts  of  the  post  office  grew  to 
$452,686.60  for  1914.  The  present  postmaster  is  Louis  F.  Meek. 

THE  WORK  HOUSE 

The  Work  House,  wherein  offenders  are  confined  for  a  violation  of  a  city 
ordinance,  or  committing  a  misdemeanor,  was  completed  in  1879  at  a  cost  of 
$18,000.  It  is  a  two-story  brick  building  and  has  ground  space  of  over  six  acres, 
upon  which  the  inmates  are  compelled  to  work  out  their  sentence. 

THE  COLISEUM 

Another  monument  to  the  pro- 
gressive ideas  of  the  citizens  of 
Peoria,  and  emphasizing  the  fact 
that  Peoria  is  a  convention  city,  is 
the  magnificent  mammoth  building 
at  the  corner  of  Adams  and  Han- 
cock Streets,  which  was  completed 
in  May  1901,  and  named  the  Col- 
iseum. To  provide  a  site  for  the 
building,  the  city  in  the  year  1900 
purchased  the  lots  for  $12,000. 

and  the   present   building   was   erected   at  a  cost  of  $59,761.65   having   a    seating 
•capacity  of  4,000. 

MARKET  HOUSE  AND  GARBAGE  BARN 

In  the  past  year  the  city  acquired  two  new  additions  in  buildings.  One  is  the 
Garbage  Barn,  located  at  209  N.  Washington  Street,  at  a  cost  of  $25,000  and  the 


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other  is  the  Market  House  at  the  corner  of  Franklin  and  Madison  Avenue,  for 
which  $17,000  was  paid  in  1915,  although  contracted  for  in  1914.  This  market- 
house  is  sufficiently  large  to  meet  the  present  needs  of  the  people  and  affords  the 
same  opportunities  that  the  largest  municipal  market  houses  do. 

THE  WATER  SUPPLY 

The  water  supply  of  the  city  is  furnished  by  an  incorporated  company  which 
erected  a  new  pumping  station  near  the  upper  free  bridge,  and  a  reservoir,  situated 
on  the  bluff  three  miles  from  the  Court  House.  The  water  is  obtained  from  a 
series  of  wells  sunk  near  the  river;  it  is  pure,  sparkling  and  inexhaustible  in  supply; 
and  stands  the  most  exacting,  analytical  test  of  any  in  the  world.  At  the  pumping 
station  are  pumps  whose  capacity  is  21,000,000  gallons  per  day.  The  reservoir's 
capacity  is  19,000,000  gallons. 

GAS   AND   ELECTRICITY 

September  15th,  1853,  witnessed  the  introduction  of  gas  in  the' city  of  Peoria, 
when  the  Peoria  Gas  Light  &  Coke  Co.  entered  into  a  contract  with  the  city  for 
the  lighting  of  the  streets.  About  the  year  1884  electricity  was  introduced  by 
another  company  and  in  1904  the  gas  and  electric  companies  were  consolidated. 
A  number  of  important  changes  for  the  betterment  of  the  service  have  since 
been  made.  In  1908  all  the  wires  in  the  down  town  district  were  placed  under- 
ground and  in  1911,  through  an  arrangement  between  the  company,  the  business 
men  and  the  city,  the  boulevard  system  of  lighting  the  business  section  was  in- 
augurated. At  the  present  time  there  are  more  than  six  hundred,  five  and  one 
globe,  ornamental  boulevard  standards  illuminating  and  beautifying  that  section. 
Another  improvement  of  no  mean  importance  and  convenience  to  the  residents  is 
the  public  steam  heating  system  installed  by  the  same  company,  furnishing  heat 
to  many  private  homes,  public  and  office  buildings.  Gas  is  furnished  for  all  pur- 
poses at  a  gross  rate  of  sixty  cents  to  one  dollar  per  thousand  cubic  feet,  electricity 
four  to  ten  cents  per  kilowatt  hour  gross,  and  steam  at  meter  or  flat  rates  that  is 
cheaper  than  could  be  furnished  by  the  individuals  themselves. 

THE  SEWERAGE   SYSTEM 

In  1900,  the  city  of  Peoria  adopted  a  general  system  of  sewerage.  The  city 
is  divided  into  sewerage  districts,  which  bear  the  name  of  the  street  in  which  the 
mains  are  constructed.  Most  of  the  sewers  are  constructed  of  vitrified  pipes, 
ranging  in  diameter  from  six  to  twenty  inch'es.  Many  miles  of  sewers  are  made  of 
brick,  circular  in  form,  which  range  from  twenty-four  to  eighty-eight  inches  in 
diameter.  The  number  of  miles  of  sewers  in  Peoria  estimated  at  the  close  of  the 
year  1914  is  about  ninety  miles.  With  the  completion  of  the  North  End  sewer 
and  the  building  of  the  South  End  sewer  now  fully  planned,  the  total  will  reach 
one  hundred  and  ten  miles. 

BRIDGES 

There  are  two  free  wagon  bridges  across  the  Illinois  River  over  which  during 
the  year  1914  came  7 19, 279  vehicles  into  the  City  of  Peoria;  a  magnificent  new  railroad 
bridge  recently  erected  by  the  Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Railway;  one  by  the  Toledo, 
Peoria  &  Western  Railroad  Co.,  and  one  by  the  Illinois  Traction  System:  making 
in  all  five  bridges  spanning  the  Illinois  River. 


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SHERMAN  W.  ECKLEY 

Has  done  more  to  beautify  and  clean  Peoria 
than  any  of  his  predecessors.  The  excellent 
condition  of  the  streets,  the  bridges,  the 
beautifying  work  on  Hamilton  Boulevard,  and 
hundreds  of  other  streets  and  squares,  and 
particularly  the  park  on  the  Levee  called 
Eckwood  Park,  as  an  acknowledgement  of  a 
work  that  seemed  impossible  to  almost  every- 
body, shows  the  resourcefulness,  intelligence, 
and  capacity  for  work  of  this  man.  In  poli- 
tics Mr.  Eckley  has  always  been  a  factor  and 
identified  with  the  Republican  party.  He  has 
always  served  as  a  committee  man  from  his 
district;  during  the  first  term  and  second 
term  of  Mayor  Woodruff's  administration  as 
sewer  inspector  and  during  the  past  term 
as  commissioner  of  public  works,  which  it  is 
hoped  that  he  will  continue  during  the  new 
term  of  Mayor  Woodruff's  administration.  He 
brings  to  his  public  work  the  energy  and  en- 
terprise of  a  keen,  successful  business  man, 

combined  with  the  patriotic  devotion  to  duty  that  has  always  been  one  of  his 
characteristics.  He  enjoys  the  public  confidence  and  has  been  "regarded  as  a  lead- 
ing business  man  of  this  city  for  many  years. 

E.  J.  NAYLOR 

E.  J.  Nay  lor,  the  general  agent  for  the  Chicago 
and  Alton  Railroad,  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
of  the  railroad  men.  Born  at  Chicago,  Illinois, 
December  6th,  1876,  he  received  his  primary  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,  and  upon 
graduating  from  the  high  school  chose  the  railroad 
business  as  his  occupation.  Commencing  at  the 
bottom  of  the  ladder  and  laboring  earnestly  and 
indefatigably  in  the  interests  of  the  various  railroad 
companies  that  he  was  employed  by,  he  gradually 
worked  his  way  upward  and  in  1909  was  made 
general  agent  for  the  Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad 
at  Los  Angeles,  Claifornia,  where  he  remained  for 
two  years  until  he  took  charge  of  the  office  at 
San  Francisco,  and  in  1914  came  to  Peoria,  serving 
the  same  company  in  the  same  capacity.  In  1906 
Mr.  Naylor  married  Miss  Iva  Hill  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  has  one  son.  Fraternally  he  is  an  Elk 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Creve  Coeur  Club,  the 
Transportation  Club,  Peoria  Association  of  Com- 
merce, and  the  Peoria  Board  of  Trade.  He  is 
keenly  alive  to  the  varying  requirements  of  the 
traveling  public  and  the  shippers,  and  has  been  of 
great  assistance  in  making  Peoria  a  commercial 
center. 


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STREETS   AND   SIDEWALKS 

As  for  mileage,  quality  and  condition  of  its  streets  and  other  improvements, 
Peoria,  for  its  size,  stands  in  a  class  by  itself.  At  the  time  of  the  building  of  Fort 
Clark,  the  only  roads,  if  such  they  may  be  called,  were  Indian  trails.  The  first 
road  authorized  by  Peoria  County  that  concerned  Peoria  was  at  the  June  session 
in  1825,  and  the  first  street,  what  is  now  Water  Street,  was  laid  out  in  the  same 
year.  As  traffic  increased,  the  necessity  for  a  harder  and  firmer  thoroughfare  than 
the  country  road  became  apparent,  and  at  the  close  of  the  year  1914,  of  the  200 
miles  of  Peoria's  streets,  over  eighty  miles  were  paved. 


TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES 

Steam — Traction — River 

The  backbone  of  every  city  is  its  transportation  facilities.  The  greater  this 
efficiency-  the  more  factories,  increased  population,  more  business  and  greater 
prosperity.  No  city  in  the  United  States  the  size  of  Peoria,  has  the  transportation 
facilities  that  it  has  both  by  rail  and  water. 

Peoria  has  fourteen  railroad  terminals,  which  have  a  trackage  of  79,000 
miles,  or  29  per  cent  of  the  entire  mileage  of  the  United  States,  and  three 
passenger  stations,  viz:  The  Rock  Island  and  Terminal  of  the  Illinois  Traction 
System,  which  accommodate  these  respective  lines,  and  the  Union  Station,  furnish- 
ing facilities  for  the  other  lines.  There  arrive  and  depart  every  day  126  steam  trains 
and  156  electric  and  interurban  trains.  The  four  freight  terminals,  accommodating 
the  various  roads,  handle  annually  more  than  500,000  tons  of  merchandise,  distrib- 
uting it  all  over  the  country  in  a  most  expedient  manner. 

Equally  as  important  is  the  Illinois 
River,  that  passes  Peoria's  door.  This 
river  already  navigable  for  large  vessels 
up  stream  a  distance  of  approximately 
eighty  miles  and  down  stream  to  the  Gulf 
cf  Mexico,  is  open  nine  months  of  each 
year.  The  three  lines  plying  regularly 
carry  many  passengers  and  tons  of  freight, 
and  other  lines  are  in  process  of  organiza- 
tion. It  is  the  main  highway  of  the  proposed 
deep  water  way  from  the  great  lakes  to 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  The  accompanying 
map  shows  that  Peoria  (with  its  railroad 
facilities)  is  the  logical  as  well  as  the 
actual  distributing  point  for  the  Great 
Middle  West.  When  the  Deep  Water 
Way  from  the  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  is  com- 
pleted, and  the  great  freighters  that  now 
carry  the  trade  of  the  Inland  Seas  go  by 
way  of  the  canal,  the  Illinois  River  and 
Peoria,  to  all  the  Gulf,  Atlantic  and 
through  the  Panama  Canal  to  the  Pacific 


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RoodhouM  (iiuinl 

CARLINVILLE 

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ILLINOIS  TRACTION    SYSTEM 

CHICAGO,     OTTAWA     &     PEORIA     RY. 

CHICAGO  &  EASTERN    ILLINOIS    R.  R. 

CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  &  PACIFIC  RY. 

TERRITORY  IN  ILLINOIS 


KENTUCKY 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 25 

seaboard  points  without  a  stop,  then  in  truth  will  Peoria  link  the  Great  Waters, 
and  will  be  the  greatest  shipping  point  of  the  west. 

Thus  it  can  be  seen  that  the  wonderful  growth  of  Peoria  as  a  commercial  and 
manufacturing  center  demonstrates  that  it  offers  unsurpassed  transportation 
facilities  and  lowest  freight  rates  to  everybody  contemplating  the  location  of 
a  jobbing  or  manufacturing  institution.  The  number  of  railroads,  its  river 
transportation,  the  prompt  handling  of  freight  and  the  low  cost  of  trackage 
combine  to  make  it  an  ideal  location. 

ILLINOIS  TRACTION  SYSTEM 

Peoria  is  fortunate  in  being  the  terminus  of  the  largest  and  most  efficient 
interurban  railway  system  in  the  United  States.  The  Illinois  Traction  System, 
with  general  offices  in  Peoria,  has  an  interurban  railway  mileage  in  Illinois  of  more 
than  500  miles.  It  offers  electric  trains  from  Peoria  almost  any  hour  of  the  day 
to  St.  Louis,  Springfield,  Bloomington,  Decatur,  Lincoln,  Clinton,  Champaign, 
Urbana,  Danville  and  intermediate  points  south  and  east. 

Sleeper  and  parlor  car  service  to  St.  Louis  from  Peoria  and  Springfield  is  one 
of  the  features  of  the  service  afforded  by  this  modern  system.  The  sleeping  cars 
operated  by  this  company  are  rare  samples  of  the  car  builders'  art.  Containing 
extra  long  berths,  windows  in  uppers,  safety  deposit  vaults  for  valuables,  electric 
lights  and  improved  ventilation,  they  afford  every  known  comfort.  These  sleepers 
leave  Peoria  nightly  at  11:30,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  at  6:50  the  following  morning. 
Returning  they  leave  St.  Louis  at  11:45  p.  m.,  arriving  in  Peoria  at  7:05  a.  m. 

Parlor  cars  for  St.  Louis,  Springfield  and  intermediate  points  leave  Peoria 
at  8:00  a.  m.  and  2:00  p.  m.  These  cars  contain  comfortable  parlor  seats,  spacious 
observation  platform,  library  table,  buffet  service  and  all  the  known  comforts  of 
daylight  travel. 

All  Illinois  Traction  System  trains  enter  St.  Louis  over  the  company's  own 
steel  bridge,  and  have  their  terminal  at  12th  Street  and  Lucas  Avenue,  in  the 
heart  of  the  business  district.  There  are  two  passenger  terminals  in  Peoria,  the 
up-town  station  at  Hamilton  and  Adams  Streets,  and  the  Bridge  station  at  Wash- 
ington and  Walnut  Streets. 

PEORIA  STREET  RAILWAY  SERVICE 

Peoria's  street  railway  service,  as  supplied  by  the  Peoria  Railway  Company 
is  equalled  in  few  cities  of  its  size  in  the  middle  west. 

It  is  possible,  by  the  use  of  the  universal  transfer,  to  take  a  ride  of  nine  miles 
by  street  car  in  Peoria  for  the  payment  of  one  ticket  fare,  or  4.1666  cents.  The 
city's  transportation  needs  are  well  served  by  a  network  of  lines  radiating  from 
the  Court  House  as  a  center  and  all  of  the  comforts  and  conveniences  of  modern 
city  travel  are  provided. 

The  street  railway  company  is  one  of  the  important  factors  in  the  growth  and 
development  of  Peoria  as  a  business  and  residence  city. 

For  the  convenience  of  patrons  the  company  has  displayed  on  the  front  of 
each  car  a  large  destination  sign  which  indicates  by  initial  the  name  of  the  division 
over  which  the  car  is  operating.  An  explanation  of  these  car  markings  follows, 
supplemented  by  a  street  railway  directory. 


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STREET  RAILWAY  DIRECTORY 

A  Adams  Street,  running  north  and  south  from  Court  House.  North  Adams 
cars  to  Averyville,  Al  Fresco  Park,  Illinois  Valley  Yacht  and  Canoe  Club, 
Waterworks  Park,  Three  Eye  League  (Lake  View)  Baseball  Park,  up-river 
beaches  and  amusement  places,  lower  entrance  Grand  View  Drive.  South 
Adams  cars  to  industrial  districts,  stock  yards,  world's  greatest  distilleries. 

Heights,  or  Prospect  Heights  cars  to  upper  entrance  Glen  Oak  Park,  upper 
entrance  Springdale  Cemetery,  upper  entrance  Grand  View  Drive  and 
Country  Club;  Peoria  Heights,  overlooking  Illinois  River  valley,  St.  Francis 
Hospital,  Deaconess  Hospital. 

tfc  Bradley  Avenue  cars  downbound  to  Union  Depot.  Outbound  to  Bradley 
Institute  and  residence  section  of  the  West  Bluff,  south  of  Main  Street. 

1V/T  Main  Street,  or  West  Bluff  cars.  Downbound  to  Union  Depot.  Outbound 
to  Bradley  Institute,  U.  S.  Weather  Bureau,  Bradley  Park,  Uplands  and 
residence  section  of  West  Bluff  north  of  Main  Street. 

T^  Elizabeth  Street  cars,  outbound  to  end  of  Elizabeth  Street  and  residence 
section  of  West  Bluff,  north  of  Main  Street. 

TiT  Knoxville  Avenue,  or  East  Bluff  cars.  Outbound  to  Implement  Show 
Grounds,  Mile  Race  Track  and  residence  section  traversed  by  Knoxville 
Avenue.  Downbound  to  Proctor  Recreation  Center  and  west  on  Hulburt 
Street. 

Or»  rl  Second  Avenue  cars.  Downbound  to  Proctor  Hospital  and  residence  section 
to  Seventh  and  Western  Avenues.  Upbound  to  lower  entrance  of  Glen  Oak 
Park  and  Springdale  Cemetery. 

Lincoln  Avenue  cars.  Downbound  to  Madison  Park,  Proctor  Recreation 
Center.  Upbound  to  lower  entrance  Glen  Oak  Park  and  Springdale 
Cemetery. 

Garden  Street  cars,  west  from  South  Adams  Street  on  Garden  Street. 

Sixth  Street  cars.  Downbound  to  Union  Depot.  Outbound  to  residence 
section  traversed  by  Fifth  and  Sixth  Avenues,  west  from  Main  Street. 

East  Peoria  cars,  to  East  Peoria  from  Adams  and  Walnut  Streets. 


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DOOLEY  BROTHERS 

Dooley  Bros.,  dealers  in 
coal  and  miners'  supplies, 
was  established  in  1890  by 
R.  A.  and  J.  B.  Dooley  as 
a  ve*y  small  coal  vard.  In 
1908  they  were  joined  by 
E.  A.  Moffat  and  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Illinois.  This 
firm  handles  all  grades  of 
hard  and  soft  coal,  gas 
nouse  coke,  and  a  general 
line  of  miners'  supplies, 
which  includes  T  rails 
spikes,  sterling  brand 
shovels,  Baldwin  carbide 
lights,  Union  carbide,  and 
the  well  known  Dupont 
blasting  powder,  dynamite, 
fuse  caps  and  explosives.  The  office  is  at  604  S.  Adams  Street  and  the  yards,  occupying  more  than  a 
third  of  a  block,  are  at  1201  S.  Washington  Street.  In  addition  to  the  large  truck  seen  in  the  accom- 
panying picture,  which  can  be  unloaded  in  about  one  minute  and  make  rapid  deliveries  to  any  paH  of 
the  city  and  suburbs,  thirty  teams  are  in  constant  use.  . 


PEORIA  FUEL  CO. 


The  Feoria  Fuel  Co.,  which  was  incorporated  in  1888,  is  the  outgrowth  of  a  small  coal  yard  that 
Chas.  E.  Butts  opened  in  1872.  To-day  they  have  an  office  at  513  S.  Washington  Street,  and  their  yards, 
located  at  513  and  1818  S.  Washington  Street,  have  facilities  for  storing  two  hundred  cars  of  coal,  which 
is  handled  by  machinery  making  it  possible  to  unload  a  car  of  coal  in  seven  minutes,  reload  in  ten 
minutes  and  load  a  wagon  in  less  than  three  minutes.  They  handle  the  best  Lincoln,  Springfield,  and 
Kentucky  Lump  Coal,  and  D.  L.  &  W.  Scranton  Hard  Coal.  They  are  also  agents  for  the  Momnouth 
Sewer  Pipe,  and  distributing  agents  in  five  counties  for  the  Atlas  Portland  Cement,  the  best  known 
and  best  lasting  cement  on  the  market.  The  present  officers  of  the  firm  are  M.  C.  Butts,  president; 
D.  E.  Horan,  vice-president,  and  Wm.  W.  Nicol,  secretary  and  treasurer. 


PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY  29 


PEORIA'S  NATURAL  RESOURCES 

Peoria  was  born  as  a  distributing  point.  In  all  those  elements  which  go  to 
build  up  a  commercial,  prosperous  community,  the  position  of  Peoria  surpasses 
that  of  any  other  interior  city  in  the  country. 

Geographically  it  is  ideally  situatfed.  Illinois  is  the  great  central  state  and 
Peoria  is  in  the  very  heart  of  Illinois.  Half  way  approximately  between  Chicago, 
St.  Louis,  Indianapolis  and  Des  Moines,  and  being  aided  by  the  unexcelled  trans- 
portation facilities  described  in  the  preceding  pages,  it  is  in  truth  the  Gateway  to 
the  West  and  North-west. 

But  Peoria  not  only  possesses  the  advantages  of  natural  and  artificial  lines 
of  communication,  bringing  it  in  prompt  and  close  connection  with  the  principal 
markets  of  the  country,  but  lies  in  the  very  heart  of  the  grain  and  mineral  produc- 
ing regions  so  essential  to  the  development  of  the  whole. 

Altho  strictly  speaking  Peoria  is  not  in  the  mining  region,  yet  within  a  few 
miles  are  some  of  the  greatest  mines  in  Illinois.  The  estimated  coal  supply  of 
Illinois  is  239,000,000,000  tons,  and  Peoria  is  near  the  center  of  the  deposit,  thus 
affording  an  exhaustless  supply  of  fuel,  for  the  creation  of  power  so  necessary  for 
manufacture,  at  a  most  reasonable  price.  The  present  price  is  from  $1.27  to 
$1.67  per  ton  for  mine  run  and  from  60c  to  $1.10  for  slack,  delivered  to  the  plant. 

In  the  shales  overlaying  the  coal,  concretionary  bands  of  iron  ore  occur. 

The  modified  drift  deposits,  forming  the  terrace  upon  which  the  city  is  mainly 
built,  furnish  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  sand  of  various  qualities  adapted  to  the 
varied  economical  uses  to  which  this  material  is  applicable,  and  is  also  an  excellent 
moulders'  sand;  also  sand  stone  and  limestone  of  good  quality  is  to  be  found. 

Excellent  brick  clays  are  abundant.  The  sub-soil  clays  over  a  large  portion 
of  the  uplands  are  used  for  this  purpose,  and  furnish  an  abundant  supply  of  brick 
of  good  quality  at  a  moderate  cost. 

There  is  also  a  plentiful  supply  of  timber;  the  proportions  of  timber  land  and 
prairies  originally  being  about  the  same.  The  timber  land  is  mostly  confined  to 
the  ridges  and  valleys  of  the  streams,  though  occasionally  fine  groves  are  met  with 
on  the  level  adjacent  to  the  prairies  in  close  proximity. 

As  an  agricultural  region,  this  county  ranks  amongst  the  best.  The  soil  is  a 
dark  chocolate  colored  loam,  rich  in  organic  matters  and  producing  annually  abund- 
ant crops  of  corn,  wheat,  rye,  oats  and  barley,  and  with  judicious  cultivation  this 
kind  of  soil  retains  its  fertility  for  an  indefinite  period  of  years  without  the  appli- 
cation of  artificial  stimulants.  In  the  grain  world  it  is  fifth  in  rank  as  a  corn 
market  and  in  the  receipts  and  shipments  of  oats.  Illinois  is  first  in  corn,  second 
in  oats  and  fifth  in  wheat.  The  grain  business  is  one  of  the  largest  industries  in 
Peoria,  and  crops  from  thousands  of  acres  adjacent  to  the  city  are  milled  at  Peoria 
industries.  Shipments  of  grain  from  the  North-west  reaching  Peoria,  are  "milled" 
in  our  local  grain  mills  and  the  milled  product  is  reshipped  to  various  territories  on 
the  original  through  rate  from  point  of  origin  of  the  grain  to  the  final  destination 
of  the  milled  product. 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


WAHLFELD  MANUFACTURING   COMPANY 

The  Wahlfeld    Mfg.  Co.    manufacturers  of  fine  interior  wood  work,  veneered  doors,  stair  work, 
cabinet  work,  bank  and  store  fixtures,  is  owned  by  August  Wahlfeld,  who  established  this  business 


in  1892.  Today  the  premises  occupied  embrace  one  entire  half  block  at  the  corner  of  Washington 
and  Persimmon  Streets,  and  more  than  96,000  square  feet  of  floor  space.  The  First  National  Bank, 
Central  National  Bank  and  Jefferson  Building  are  only  a  few  of  the  many  large  buildings  and 
institutions  furnished  with  fixtures  by  this  firm. 


HART  GRAIN   WEIGHER   CO. 


Manufacturers  of  Grain  Handling  Machinery 
PEORIA  ILLINOIS 


PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 31 

INDUSTRIAL  PEORIA 

As  a  result  of  the  exhaustiess  supply  of  fuel,  the  different  varieties  of  raw 
materials  most  needed  in  the  economical  prosecution  of  enterprises,  the  transpor- 
tation facilities,  etc.,  is  the  unexcelled  growth  of  some  of  the  great  manufacturing 
industries  and  commercial  institutions  in  Peoria.  These  are  not  only  being  con- 
tinually supplemented  by  others,  but  go  on  expanding  with  the  ever-increasing 
demand  for  the  purpose  of  consumption,  making  "Peoria  of  To-day,"  one  of  the 
greatest  and  most  popular  manufacturing  and  commercial  centers  not  only  in  this 
country  but  in  the  world. 

Ever  since  it  was  first  settled  has  Peoria  been  a  factor  in  the  commercial 
world.  Almost  immediately  it  became  an  important  trading  post,  and  as  early  as 
1844  began  to  attract  manufacturers.  Making  its  way  entirely  on  merit  and  frown- 
ing on  the  bonus  system,  "Peoria  of  To-day"  has  six  hundred  and  ten  factories, 
representing  an  investment  of  over  $50,000,000.  Twenty-seven  of  these  factories 
have  an  annual  output  of  over  $1,000,000  each,  and  nine  factories  of  over  $2,500,000 
each.  There  are  no  vacant  factory  buildings  in  Peoria,  but  plenty  of  money  and 
space  to  build  as  many  and  as  large  buildings  as  shall  be  necessary  to  house 
legitimate  enterprises  desiring  to  reap  the  benefits  of  what  Peoria  as  a  city  has 
to  offer. 


Manufacturing  and  Producing  Concerns  in  the  South  Peor'a  District 

The  sun  never  sets  on  Peoria  products.  Products  manufactured,  produced  and 
trans-shipped  from  Peoria  are  consigned  to  every  country  on  the  face  of  the  globe. 
In  far  off  Siberia,  Australia,  Upper  Canada,  New  Zealand,  Cape  Horn,  the  islands 
of  the  oceans,  Greenland — everywhere — are  found  Peoria  products.  One  thousand 
various  articles  are  manufactured  in  Peoria;  more  than  twelve  thousand  persons 
are  employed,  and  over  eight  million  dollars  paid  out  annually  as  wages. 

Each  year  tons  of  wire  and  nails  are  shipped;  trainload  after  trainload  of  farm 
machinery  and  implements  to  all  parts  of  the  world;  cars  of  stoves,  meats,  marble, 
finished  and  in  the  rough;  tons  upon  tons  of  paper  of  various  kinds  and  weights; 
train  loads  of  alcohol,  grain  and  denatured;  whisky  and  blended  goods;  train  loads 
of  German  carp  and  other  fish  for  Eastern  markets;  maunfactured  drugs;  trainloads 
of  grocery  supplies;  barrels  and  other  cooperage;  grain  foods,  wheat  flour,  meal, 
etc.;  tons  of  stock  food,  starch,  lard,  syrup,  hides  and  pelts,  tallow,  hay,  coal  from 
acres  of  mines;  manufactured  and  natural  ice. 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


SCHULZE  BREAD    CO.  the 

largest  bread  baking  institution 
in  Peoria  commenced  business  in 
this  city  in  1910.  This  is  the 
most  modern  bakery  in  Central 
Illinois  and  is  equipped  with  the 
latest  sanitary  machinery  used 
in  the  bread  baking  business. 
The  process  is  entirely  auto- 
matic, thus  producing  a  uniform 
loaf  that  is  hardly  touched  by 
hand  and  is  absolutely  sanitary. 
The  highest  standard  of  sanita- 
tion and  purity  is  maintained, 
and  the  public  has  a  standing 
invitation  to  visit  this  plant  at 
any  time  and  see  the  modern 
and  sanitary  way  of  bread  manu- 
facture. This  bread  is  marketed 
under  the  popular  brands,  Schuize 
Butter  Nut,  Pan  Dandy,  Big  Dandy  and  Prince  Henry  Rye  Bread,  in  five  and  ten 
cent  size  loaves,  and  under  the  able  management  of  Mr.  E.  Chrostoffel,  this  plant 
has  increased  to  a  daily  average  capacity  of  25,000  loaves. 

DONMEYER,  GARDNER  CO. 

manufacturing  the  famous  Vienna 
Patent  and  Snow  Loaf  Flours,  have 
been  in  the  milling  business  in 
Peoria  for  more  than  thirty  years. 
With  the  true  spirit  of  progressive- 
ness  they  have  continually  changed 
and  improved  the  mill  until  at  the 
present  time  it  is  a  modern  and 
complete  industry  and  is  under  the 
general  management  of  its  presi- 
dent, R.  G.  Gardner.  Great  care 
is  exercised  in  the  selection  of  the 
wheat  and  of  its  grinding  into  a 
flour  of  the  highest  grade.  A  com- 
plete, up-to-date  laboratory  is 
maintained  in  which  thorough 
tests  of  the  flour  are  made  every 
hour.  Bakings  are  made  several 
times  a  week  and  every  possible 
precaution  is  made  to  maintain  the 
general  excellence  of  their  flour. 

A  large  branch  house  at  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  takes  a  big  percentage 

of  the  output  for  distribution  throughout  the  state  of  Ohio.  In  addition  to  the  two 
brands  mentioned,  Vienna  Patent  and  Snow  Loaf,  they  also  manufacture  Solid  Com- 
fort, which  is  very  popular  in  Ohio,  and  Donmeyer's  Best,  Daisy,  and  Best  on  Earth, 
well  known  throughout  Indiana  and  Illinois.  In  addition  to  these,  National  and 
Crystal,  high  grade  pastry  flours,  and  the  very  best  grade  of  Graham  and  Entire 
Wheat  Flour  are  produced.  Their  motto  is,  "Not  the  Cheapest,  But  the  Best. " 


PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY  33 

The  appended  tabular  statement  of  the  activities  for  the  year  1914,  shows  to 
what  majestic  proportions  Peoria  has  grown  in  manufacture,  commerce,  banking, 
building,  wholesale  trade  and  kindred  matters.  Statistics  can  not  keep  up  with 
the  city's  rapid  progress  and  the  figures  given  in  the  following  table  would  need 
revising  upward  to  meet  the  facts  of  to-day. 

Articles                                                                            Receipts  Shipments 

1914  1914 

Flour,  barrels 2,292,900  2,428,352 

Wheat,  bushels 2,399,033  2,361,662 

Corn,  bushels 14,520,478 .  7,004,565 

Oats,  bushels 12,925,660  14,203,497 

Rye,  bushels 493,600  418,800 

Barley,  bushels 2,777,825  1,754,430 

Mill  Feed,  tons 61,344  129,155 

Seeds,  Ibs 7,850,000  1,110,000 

Broom  Corn,  Ibs 1,035,000  345,000 

Spirits,  Liquors,  barrels 187,392  701,582 

Starch,  Ibs 10,385,000  35,755,525 

Cattle,  head : 32,479  35,220 

Hogs,  head 377,521  316,339 

Sheep,  head 4,911  7,790 

Lard,  tierces 2,170  4,760 

Pork,  barrels 1,120 

Bulk  Meats,  Ibs 18,720,000  11,393,400 

Syrup  and  Glucose,  Ibs 36,000  31,845 

Eggs,  dozen 2,148,000  1,008,000 

Potatoes,  bushels 1,347,180  868,637 

Hides  and  Pelts,  Ibs 3,720,000  2,706,000 

Tallow,  Ibs 270,000  610,000 

Hay  and  Straw,  tons 43,780  15,378 

Agricultural  Implements,  cars 3,336  4,725 

Cooperage,  cars 1,874  1,439 

Lumber,  M.  feet 172,413  105,733 

Salt,  barrels 47,300  24,100 

Oil,  barrels 248,185  152,799 

Coal,  tons 2,146,872  1,846,079 

Iron,  tons 60,081  44,367 

Ice,  Tons 6,232  19,729 

Miscellaneous,  Ibs 2,174,654,600  2,040,143,400 

Merchandise,  Ibs 332,798,600  602,854,700 

Retail  Business $  47,000,000.00 

Manufactured  products $  85,000,000.00 

Bank  Clearings $173,103,643.33 

Internal  Revenue  Receipts $29,188,006.78 

Post  Office  Receipts $452,686.60 

Building  Permits '. 444 

Building  Value $3,450,776.00 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 


35 


It  is  impossible  for  the  pen  to  do  Peoria  justice.  Realizing  this,  and  for  want 
of  space  to  make  a  serious  attempt  to  describe  the  superior  manufacturing,  labor 
and  commercial  conditions  of  this  city,  a  few  views  of  various  industries  are  sub- 
mitted in  this  chapter  for  the  reader's  consideration,  the  actual  conditions  being 
left  to  his  imagination,  which  cannot  be  exaggerated. 


DETWEILLER  ICE  COMPANY 

The  Detweiller  Ice  Company, 
whose  offices  are  at  1724  N. 
Adams  Street,  was  established  in 
1870  by  Captain  Henry  Det- 
weiller, who  at  that  time  was  in 
command  of  the  steamer  Beaver. 
In  1874  the  captain  resigned  his 
command  to  devote  his  entire 
time*to  the  ice  business,  which 
grew  very  rapidly,  and  in  1892 
was  incorporated  under  the  name 
Detweiller  Ice  Company.  Their 
business  and  facilities  soon  grew 
to  such  proportions  that  they 
subsequently  also  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  business  and  since  the 
demise  of  Captain  Detweiller  in 
1903,  the  business  has  been  con- 
ducted by  Thomas  H.  Det- 
weiller, who  is  the  president  and  general  manager.  For  forty-two  years  the  offices  of  this  company 
were  located  on  the  second  floor  at  108  S.  Adams  Street,  and  in  1912  moved  to  its  own  office  building  at 
1724  N.  Adams  Street.  By  their  honest  dealings,  courteousness  and  promptness,  the  Detweiller  Ice  Com- 
pany has  built  up  a  very  extensive  ice  business,  both  wholesale  and  retail,  and  is  one  of  the  leading  ice 
companies  in  this  city. 

BEHRENDS  ICE  COMPANY 

The  Behrends  Ice  &  Fuel  Co.  was  established  and  incorporated  in  1909,  and  purchased  the  ice 
routes  of  Behrends  &  Sons,  supplying  natural  ice.  The  following  year  the  natural  supply  of  ice  being 
short,  the  present  large  plant  which  is  modern  in  every  respect,  was  erected  for  the  purpose  of  manufac- 
turing artificial  ice.  The  main  building  embraces  many  thousand  square  feet  of  floor  space,  and  has  a 
daily  capacity  of  125  tons  of  ice.  The  cold  storage  warehouse  operated  in  connection  with  the  ice  business 
occupies  a  modern  three-story  structure  and  embraces  more  than  18,000  square  feet  of  floor  space, 
devoted  to  general  cold  storage,  having  special  facilities  for  storing  furs  and  textiles.  The  office,  factory 
and  warehouse  of  this  concern  are  located  at  the  corner  of  Apple  and  Washington  Streets.  In  addition 
they  handle  the  Springfield  and  best  grades  of  hard  coal.  Eighteen  ice  wagons  and  an  auto  truck  and 
about  ten  coal  wagons,  with  more  than  sixty  employees  are  kept  busy  at  all  times  supplying  the  demand. 
The  officers  are  Frank  C.  Godel,  president;  D.  Becker,  vice-president;  Walter  E.  Godel,  secretary; 
D.  A.  Covey,  treasurer;  and  Ed.  B.  Logan,  general  manager. 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


HARRY   M.  MAAS 


Among  the  many  successful  business 
men  of  Peoria  who  have  won  place 
and"  fortune  as  the  direct  result  of 
their  untiring  diligence  and  unfailing 
integrity  is  Harry  M.  Maas,  who  has 
one  of  the  most  fashionable  and  up- 
to-date  tailoring  establishments,  oc- 
cupying the  entire  building  at  109  N. 
Jefferson  Avenue.  Mr.  Maas,  a  young 
man  of  ability  and  sterling  integrity, 
was  born  in  the  central  part  of  the 
state.  He  at- 
tended the  pub- 
lic schools  in 
the  place  of  his 
nativity  and 
after  graduating 
high  school  in 
1908,  came  to 
Peoria  with  his 
mother,  his 
father  having 
departed  this 
life.  Choosing 
for  his  occupa- 
tion the  tailor- 
i  n  g  bu  s  i  ne  s  s, 
Mr.  Maas  en- 
tered the  em- 
ploy of  Block 
&  Kuhl  to  ob- 
tain the  prac- 
tical selling  ex- 
perience, at  the 

same  time  studying  the  technical  part 
with  some  of  the  best  tailors  in  the 
city.  After  spending  four  years  at 
Block  &  Kuhl,  one  year  with 
O'Brien  &  Jobst,  and  mastering  all  the 
details  of  the  tailoring  business,  such 
as  cutting,  designing,  etc.,  he  felt  him- 
self thoroughly  qualified  to  engage  in 
business  for  himself  and  opened  a 
small  shop  in  the  Woolner  Building. 
His  ability  soon  proved  itself  and 
within  one  year  his  trade  expanded  to 


the  extent  that  larger  quarters  were 
necessary,  and  the  present  premises 
were  leased.  Since  then  many  altera- 
tions extensions  and  additions  were 
made  and  to-day  he  occupies  the  en- 
tire building  and  employs  a  large  force 
of  expert  tailors  and  cutters.  Every 
customer  receives  Mr.  Maas's  personal 
attention,  whether  it  is  an  order  for  a 
shirt,  an  ordinary  business  suit  or  a 
very  fine  evening  garment.  To  keep 
abreast  with 
the  styles  and 
patterns,  he 
makes  a  trip  to 
Chicago  once  a 
month  and  oc- 
casionally goes 
east.  He  carries 
in  stock  at  all 
times  an  exten- 
sive line  of  ex- 
clusive patterns 
for  suitings  and 
other  wearing 
apparel  for  men, 
in  all  the  latest 
patterns  and 
weaves  and 
maintains  in 
conj  unction 
with  his  tailor- 

ing    business    a 

made    to    order 

shirt  department,  making  a  shirt  that  is 
distinctive,  better  in  quality  and  fit,  for 
less  money.  Mr.  Maas  lives  at  home 
with  his  mother  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Calumet  Club,  Peoria  Association  of 
Commerce,  Dramatic  Order  Knights  of 
Khorassan  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Peoria  has  few  young  men  of  greater 
promise  and  of  more  real  value  to  its 
business,  civic  and  fraternal  life  than 
Harry  M.  Maas. 


PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY  39 

COMMERCIAL  ORGANIZATION 

Peoria  Association  of  Commerce — Peoria  Retail  Merchants'  Association 
Rotary  Club  of  Peoria 

For  ever  watching  over,  and  with  untiring  energy  and  zeal  unearthing  and  holding 
out  to  the  public,  the  best  that  Peoria  has,  is  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce, 
incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  not  for  pecuniary  profit. 

The  object  and  purpose  of  this  organization  is:  to  encourage  moral,  social,  educa- 
tional, commercial  and  industrial  conditions  in  Peoria  and  to  secure  the  co-operation 
as  of  one  body,  of  all  individuals,  and  all  educational,  professional,  commercial,  and 
industrial  organizations;  to  gather  and  distribute  business,  social  and  economic  in- 
formation and  statistics;  to  promote  equitable  principles  of  trade  and  commercial 
integrity;  to  give  opportunity  of  acquaintance  among  citizens  for  free  interchange  of 
views,  and  to  secure  concerted  action  in  matters  of  public  interest;  to  consider  and 
correct  abuses  growing  out  of  public  service,  and  to  encourage  all  men  to  submerge 
individual  interests  and  desires  that  conflict  with  civic  development. 

That  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce  is  succeeding  therein  is  only  too  evident. 
Every  individual,  institution  and  organiaztion,  in  putting  forth  their  efforts  to  aid  or 
better  Peoria  does  so  through  this  association.  This  co-operation  and  mutuality  of 
feeling  is  evident  in  all  undertakings,  and  from  the  following  article  a  more  compre- 
hensive idea  can  be  had  as  to  its  accomplishments. 

THE   PEORIA  ASSOCIATION   OF   COMMERCE 

By  WILLIS  EVANS.  Executive  Secretary 

The  editor  of  this  book,  devoted  to  history  and  achievements  of  Peoria  and  her 
business  men,  has  asked  me  to  contribute  a  page  or  two  to  the  history  of  The  Peoria 
Association  of  Commerce.  Peoria's  merchants  and  manufacturers  in  developing  the 
work  of  the  early  Improvement  Associations  and  Commercial  Clubs,  kept  pace  with 
the  civic  advancement  of  the  city.  La  Salle  was  the  first  merchant  in  this  community, 
and  according  to  the  earliest  written  history,  Isaac  Underhill  and  his  associates  in  the 
early  thirties  and  forties,  were  recognized  as  the  original  boosters.  A  paragraph  in  an 
historical  edition  refers  to  Mr.  Underbill's  trip  of  three  months,  and  the  fact  that 
when  he  returned  to  Peoria,  he  was  greatly  surprised  at  the  number  of  residences  and 
business  houses  that  had  been  erected  during  his  absence.  He  hgave  expression  to  the 
sentiment  that  Peoria  was  making  progress.  From  that  date,  Peoria's  advance  has 
been  continuous,  steady  and  sure. 

The  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce  was  organized  four  years  ago.  Prior  to 
that  time  there  was  the  Commercial  Club  of  Peoria,  which  had  done  a  splendid  work. 
Then  the  Peoria  Improvement  Association  of  which  Archbishop  Spalding  was  one  of 
the  first  presidents.  We  must  not  forget  the  early  activities  of  the  Peoria  Board  of 
Trade,  and  the  splendid  work  of  Peoria  traveling  men  who  always  did  their  share  in 
general  publicity  work  for  the  City  of  Peoria.  Then  the  boosting  of  the  Creve  Coeur 
Club  and  the  Implement,  Vehicle  and  Hardware  Club,  which  twelve  or  fifteen  years 
ago  inaugurated  the  idea  of  Trade  Excursions.  The  Merchants  and  Manufacturers 
Association  was  potent  in  its  influence,  bringing  to  Peoria  hundreds  of  merchants  from 
many  states  who  came  here  to  look  at  Peoria  goods  and  to  buy. 

The  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce -had  a  good,  rock  foundation.    The  new  idea 


WILLIS  EVANS 

Executive  Secretary  Peoria  Associat.io"  of  Commerce 


PEQRIA     OF    TO-DAY 41 

found  expression  at  a  Mass  meeting  at  the  Coliseum  and  from  that  meeting  grew  the 
Peoria  Association  of  Commerce,  with  its  many  affiliated  and  associated  commercial, 
civic,  professional  and  trade  bodies. 

Affiliated  organizations  are  the  following:  Peoria  Merchants  Association;  Peoria 
City  Medical  Society;  Peoria  Public  Schools  Principals  Association;  Master  Painters 
Association;  Implement  Vehicle  and  Hardware  Club;  Wholesale  Liquor  Dealers  As- 
sociation; Retail  Druggists  Association;  Builders  Exchnage;  Livestock  Exchange; 
Peoria  Bar  Association;  Peoria  Board  of  Trade;  Peoria  Brewers  Association;  Peoria 
Association  of  Railroad  Officers;  Peoria  County  Dental  Society;  Peoria  Coal  Dealers 
Association;  Life  Underwriters  Association;  Peoria  Master  Plumbers  Association; 
Travelers  Protective  Association;  Peoria  Ministerial  Association;  Peoria  Clearing 
House  Association;  Peoria  Gardeners  Association;  Distillers  Association;  Master 
Printers  Association;  Peoria  Fruit  and  Produce  Exchange;  Peoria  Wholesale  Coal 
Dealers  Association;  Hotel  Keepers  Association;  Peoria  Auto  Dealers  Association; 
Peoria  Liquor  Dealers  Association;  Transportation  Club;  National  Implement  and 
Vehicle  Show;  Illini  Club;  Rotary  Club  of  Peoria;  Peoria  and  Pekin  Joint  Car  Inspec- 
tion Bureau;  Illinois  and  Iowa  Demurrage  Bureau;  Peoria  and  Pekin  Freight  Com- 
mittee; National  Credit  Men's  Association;  Peoria  Automobile  and  Accessory  Dealers 
Association;  Peoria  Retail  Hardware  Dealers  Association;  Peoria  County  Farm 
Bureau;  Jovian  Electrical  Association;  Peoria  Shippers  Association;  Peoria  Wholesale 
Grocers  Association. 

Douglas  H.  Bethard  was  the  first  president,  and  during  his  administration  atten- 
tion was  paid  to  perfecting  the  organization.  Secondly,  the  establishment  of  the  first 
stone  in  a  foundation  for  constructive  publicity  and  advertising  of  the  City  of  Peoria — 
the  National  Implement  and  Vehicle  Show. 

The  fathers  of  the  Association  of  Commerce  movement  in  Peoria  viewing  the 
present  splendid  advance  of  the  work  with  intense  satisfaction,  look  back  to  the  first 
year  because  the  right  start  was  made. 

This  was  referred  to  recently  by  Harry  A.  Wheeler,  first  president  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  the  United  States  of  America,  who  said  Peoria  had  followed  con- 
sistently a  rational  program  for  civic  improvement  and  betterment. 

The  second  president  was  Dr.  Clifford  U.  Collins.  During  this  year  under  Dr. 
Collins'  leadership,  specific  attention  was  given  to  interesting  various  civic  and  com- 
mercial organizations  in  the  work  in  hand  and  securing  their  identification  as  affiliated 
bodies,  so  at  the  close  of  the  year  there  were  upwards  of  forty  societies  represented  in 
the  Board  of  Directors  by  regular  delegates.  This  year  was  termed  the  "  Year  of  Affilia- 
tion" and  under  Dr.  Collins'  leadership,  all  hands  set  to  work  to  push  Peoria  forward 
in  a  substantial  way.  The  heralding  of  Peoria  as  a  city  of  merit  and  quality,  rather 
than  of  "Fictitious  Values,"  centered  the  attention  of  Eastern  capitalists,  and  soon 
Peoria  found  many  within  its  gates,  seeking  location  for  business. 

The  third  year,  with  the  election  of  John  W.  McDowell,  found  Peoria  ripe  for 
greater  things  in  all  lines  and  was  early  proclaimed  to  be  Peoria's  greatest  industrial 
year.  Three  or  four  big  excursions  were  planned,  and  instead  of  Trade  Extension,  they 
were  changed  to  Publicity-Fellowship,  this  idea  being  considered  more  advantageous 
in  attracting  attention  to  the  city.  President  McDowell  listed  the  remaining  empty 
factory  buildings  in  the  City  of  Peoria  and  environs,  and  before  the  three-quarter  post 
of  his  term,  announced  that  every  factory  building  in  Peoria  was  filled  and  every 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


concern  was  running  prosperously.  It  developed  that  the  influx  of  people  had  ex- 
hausted the  supply  of  homes,  and  before  Mr.  McDowell's  retirement  from  office,  the 
Home  Building  Proposition  was  inaugurated,  and  this  resulted  in  a  decisive  increase  in 
the  construction  of  residences.  President  McDowell  took  hold  of  the  structure  of  the 
Association  of  Commerce  proper,  and  placed  the  Association  of  Commerce  on  a  firm 
rock.  The  Convention  Bureau  plan  was  formally  put  into  operation. 

The  Association  of  Commerce  recently  closed  its  fourth  year.  President  R.  O. 
Becker  laid  down  his  duties  March  8,  1915.  At  his  inauguration,  Mr.  Becker  grasped 
the  very  largest  affairs  for  the  city's  development,  industrially  and  otherwise.  In  a 
comparatively  short  period  he  achieved  splendid,  permanent  things  for  the  city.  His 
idea  was  to  handle  large  affairs — transportation,  adjustment  of  differences  between 
utilities;  securing  a  better  understanding  between  all  interests;  advancing  large  pro- 
jects. The  foundation  had  been  laid  securely,  and  the  time  was  ripe  for  the  broadest 
achievements.  As  to  the  organization  itself  President  Becker's  work  has  been  unusually 
effective  in  bringing  to  the  membership  several  hundred  Peorians  not  before  enrolled, 
thus  providing  men  for  service  and  the  munitions  for  aggressive  work.  Walter  G. 
Causey  is  now  President,  having  been  chosen  in  February  1915,  and  the  year  opens 
with  splendid  promise. 

[EDITOR'S  NOTE. — In  writing  the  foregoing  article  Mr.  Evans,  in  his  enthusiasm  and  devotion  to 
the  Association  and  its  work,  has  overlooked  a  most  important  personage  connected  with  its  affairs. 
One  who  is  giving  his  undivided  time  and  attention  to  carry  out  and  see  that  the  various  matters  under- 
taken by  the  association  materialize.  One  to  whom  the  entire  membership  feels  indebted.  The 
publishers  wish  to  join  in  the  recognition  of  such  splendid  work  and  offer  their  tribute  to  him  on  page  40.] 


The  Peoria  Engraving  Company,  107  South  Main  Street,  is  the  only  complete 
plant  in  Illinois  outside  of  Chicago.  It  has  a  most  modern  equipment  and  handles 
thoroughly  and  competently  commercial  photography,  designing,  engraving,  art  work, 
photo  retouching  and  electrotyping,  always  employing  expert  artists  and  engravers. 
The  manufacturers  and  advertisers  are  thereby  given  unusual  service,  exceptional 
quality  and  entire  satisfaction.  They  make  a  specialty  of  catalog  and  circular  work 
and  are  "headquarters"  for  the  entire  Central  Illinois.  Their  efficiency  and  prompt- 
ness has  made  for  them  a  state-wide  reputation. 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 


43 


The  Reliance  Motor  Co.,  116  S.Madison  Avenue,  was  incorporated  in  1910  with 
Emil  Metzger,  president;  C.  Metzger,  secretary  and  C.  A.  Porter,  treasurer.  They 
are  the  distributors  for  one  third  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  of  the  Hupmobile,  widely 
known  as  "The  car  of  the  American  Family. "  In  connection  with  their  salesroom  they 
operate  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  general  garages  in  Central  Illinois.  It 
is  located  in  the  heart  of  Peoria  and  only  one  half  of  a  block  from  the  Court  House. 
A  complete  line  of  automobile  supplies  and  accessories  are  carried;  a  machine  shop 
that  is  complete  in  every  detail  for  automobile  repairing  is  maintained,  and  the  garage 
is  kept  open  day  and  night.  Special  accommodations  are  provided  for  out  of  town 
visitors,  and  all  possible  courtesies,  extended  them.  Mr.  Porter,  a  man  of  wide  ex- 
perience and  well  liked  for  his  honesty  and  courteousness,  is  the  general  manager. 

SCHNEIDER   &  METZGER 

Schneider  &  Metzger,  at  410  Fulton  Street,  is  the  oldest  and  largest  barber  supply 
house  in  Peoria.  John  Schneider,  who  upon  his  retirement  from  business  fifteen  years 
ago  assigned  his  interest  to  his  son  John,  established  this  business  in  1874.  Twenty- 
seven  years  later  Emil  Metzger,  who  had  been  in  his  employ  since  1887,  joined  him  in 
partnership  and  the  present  name  was  adopted.  The  business  soon  assumed  a  phen- 
omenal growth,  and  to-day  occupies  thousands  of  square  feet  of  floor  space.  Its  trade 
extends  over  the  entire  country,  with  exporting  to  England,  Germany,  France,  China. 
South  America,  Mexico  and  Canada.  They  are  dealers  in  all  kinds  of  barber  supplies — 
chairs,  fixtures,  furniture,  etc.  They  also  carry  a  complete  line  of  cutlery;  make  a 
specialty  of  steam  grinding  and  concaving ;  manufacture  an  electrical  vibrator  and  hair 
dryer;  and  repair  all  kinds  of  guns,  locks  and  machinery.  They  own  and  control  the 
only  two-bowl  barber  wash  stand  on  the  market  of  a  special  design.  In  1914  John 
Schneider,  Jr.,  died.  Mr.  Metzger,  the  surviving  partner,  is  manager  of  this  business. 


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PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY 


THE  PEORIA  APRON  &  TOWEL  SUPPLY 

The  Peoria  Apron  &  Towel 
Supply,  occupying  the  entire 
building  at  the  corner  of  First 
and  Sanford  Avenues,  is 
equipped  with  the  most 
modern  and  sanitary  mach- 
inery known  in  the  laundry 
business.  It  is  the  only  ex- 
clusive laundry  in  Peoria 
furnishing  for  the  offices, 
cabinets  containing  necessary 
toilet  articles  and  towels;  for 
the  hotels  and  restaurants, 
the  table  linen;  and  aprons 
for  the  butchers,  clerks  and 
kindred  occupations.  In  hav- 
ing the  Peoria  Apron  &  Towel 
Supply  service,  a  sufficient 
quantity  of  clean  towels  and 
linens  are  always  on  hand,  no 

investment  is  tied  up  and  the  laundry  bills  are  reduced.  This  business  is  owned  and 
managed  by  Geo.  B.  Freeman,  who  is  a  native  of  Peoria  and  has  been  engaged  in  this 
occupation  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  By  the  excellence  of  his  service,  his  honesty  and 
courteousness  the  business  has  grown  to  large  proportions  with  an  increasing  patronage. 

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Onken's  Laundry,  at 
606  S.  Adams  Street, 
is  the  largest  and  only 
laundry  in  Peoria  using 
the  Bartlett  -  Graver 
water  softening  and 
purifying  system.  B. 
H.  Onken,  the  propri- 
etor, engaged  in  the 
laundry  business  in 
1888,  and  has  ever 
since  made  a  careful 
and  thorough  study  of 
this  industry.  To-day, 
he  has  the  most  modern 
laundry  in  this  section 
of  the  country.  The 
clothes  are  washed  in 
soft,  distilled  and  puri- 
fied water  that  is  softer 

than  rain  water,  and  two  new  forms  of  washing,  viz.:  Air  Dried  Family  Wash  and  Dry  Wash,  have 
been  lately  introduced  by  Mr.  Onken.  The  clothes  sent  to  this  laundry  are  not  only  washed  more 
sanitary  and  cleaner  than  at  home  but  with  less  wear  and  cheaper — a  washing  for  a  family  of  four  or 
five  would  cost  about  seventy-five  cents  per  week .  M  otto :  ' '  Satisfaction  guaranteed  or  money  ref undeed . ' ' 


PEQRIA    OF    TO-DAY 45 

PEORIA  RETAIL   MERCHANTS   ASSOCIATION 

The  Peoria  Retail  Merchants  Association  is  an  organization  that  is  oftentimes 
not  given  due  credit  either  for  the  deeds  which  it  has  accomplished  in  the  past  or  for 
the  work  which  it  is  now  doing.  Although  the  Association  of  Commerce  is  now  doing 
much  of  the  work  which  was  formerly  done  by  the  Retail  Merchants  Association, 
nevertheless  it  has  served  as  a  good  sound  stepping  stone  to  the  Association  of  Com- 
merce. 

Perhaps  the  one  thing  that  stands  out  strongest  among  the  achievements  of  this 
association  was  the  initiation  of  the  ornamental  lighting  idea  in  Peoria. 

The  first  committee  was  appointed  in  1909,  and  given  the  great  task  of  convincing 
the  property  owners  that  the  ornamental  lighting. system  was  not  only  a  benefit  to 
the  city  but  also  to  their  own  individual  interest.  To-day  the  city  of  Peoria  has 
one  of  the  most  complete  and  beautiful  ornamental  lighting  systems  in  the  country. 
When  the  agitation  for  lower  gas  rates  was  made  a  few  years  ago  it  was  the  Retail 
Merchants  Association  that  championed  the  cause  of  the  citizens  in  their  attempt  to 
obtain  more  favorable  rates,  and  made  a  very  strenuous  effort  to  obtain  a  seventy-five 
cent  flat  rate  for  the  citizens  of  Peoria. 

This  association  was  successful  in  obtaining  for  the  city  of  Peoria  the  first  revenue 
ever  derived  for  the  public  franchise,  by  compelling  the  Peoria  Railway  Terminal 
Company  to  pay  a  toll  of  five  cents  for  every  car  entering  the  city.  The  total 
revenue  collected  from  this  source  now  amounts  to  approximately  $1,100  a  year. 

One  of  the  most  effective  achievements  of  the  Retail  Merchants  Association,  both 
at  present  and  in  the  past  has  been  the  protection  which  has  been  given  the  retail 
merchants  from  the  wild-cat  advertising  schemes  that  are  thrust  unto  the  merchants  of 
the  city  every  day.  Some  advertising  genius  is  ever  coming  forth  with  a  proposition 
that  gives  the  asurance  of  unheard  benefits  to  the  merchant  subscribing.  Instead 
of  taking  a  chance  with  his  proposition  individually,  the  schemes  must  now  be  in- 
vestigated and  approved  by  the  association  before  this  genius  can  secure  any  sub- 
scribers. The  results  of  this  supervision  of  advertising  schemes  by  the  association  is 
that  within  twelve  nonths  its  members  were  saved  over  $20,000  from  the  wild-cat 
advertising  schemes  for  programs,  dodgers,  and  other  alleged  advertising  media. 

It  is  practically  now  impossible  for  any  solicitor  to  an  advertising  scheme  to  do 
business  unless  his  proposition  is  O.  K.'d  by  this  association. 

A  second  important  feature  of  the  association  work  is  the  compiling  of  the  rating 
book,  which  gives  the  retail  merchants  of  this  city  the  credit  ratings  of  approximately 
33,000  Peorians.  The  new  rating  book  was  issued  to  three  hundred  members  of  the 
Merchants  Association,  men  who  are  dealers  in  all  lines  of  business,  whose  interest  in 
the  advancement  of  the  city  is  unquestioned  and  whose  work  in  behalf  of  progress  is 
eminently  practical. 

It  is  an  energetic,  worth  while  organization,  and  is  ever  ready  to  serve  and  protect 
the  city  as  well  as  its  own  people. 

The  office  of  the  association  is  in  the  Cole  Building,  232  S.  Jefferson  Avenue,  and 
the  present  officers  are  J.  W.  Hartz,  president;  W.  W.  Nicol,  first  vice-president; 
Louis  A.  Howes,  second  vice-president;  C.  A.  Anicker,  treasurer;  Walter  H.  Kirk 
counsel,  and  Geo.  W.  Campbell,  collector;  and  Martin  Scherff  the  secretary,  who  can  be 
found  at  all  times  at  the  office  of  the  association.  In  addition  there  is  an  executive 
committee  of  sixteen  members. 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


Peoria  is  probably  the  only  city  in  the  United  States  that  can  boast  of  its 
supremacy  as  the  ideal  manufacturing  city,  even  over  the  largest  city,  viz.:  New 
York.  Of  the  many  instances  to  which  reference  can  be  made,  a  good  example  is  the 

U.  S.  INDUSTRIAL  ALCOHOL   COMPANY 

engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  Denatured  Alcohol,  sold  under  the  well  and  widely 
known  registered  trade  mark,  "Pyro."     While  the  main  office  of  this  large  institu- 
tion is  in  New  York,  the  main  plant  is  located  in  Peoria,   and  the  business  is 
\ 

carried  on  from  Peoria  as  well  as  New  York.  A  branch  plant  is  located  at  New 
Orleans.  New  uses  are  constantly  being  discovered  to  which  this  product,  Pyro, 
can  be  put.  It  is  now  used  in  non-freezing  solutions,  as  a  carbon  remover,  for 
cooking  purposes,  in  lamps,  stoves,  etc.  The  Peoria  plant  and  office  is  at  the  foot 
of  Western  Avenue  and  has  a  very  large  force  of  employees.  This  business  is  now 
under  the  able  management  of  W.  J.  Conzelman,  who  has  been  connected  with  the 
company  for  fifteen  years  in  various  capacities.  Their  trade  extends  from  coast  to 
coast  and  Canada  to  the  Gulf. 


THE   BARTLES-SWENEY  OIL   COMPANY 

The  Bartles-Sweney  Oil  Company  was  organized  in  the  year  1910  after  carefully 
investigating  the  advantages  of  Peoria  as  headquarters  for  the  distribution  of  petroleum 
products. 

The  firm  has  always  met  with  the  greatest  cordiality  on  the  part  of  Peoria  resi- 
dents  and  as  a  result  of  the  Bartles-Sweney  Oil  Company's 
marketing  policy  the  concern  has  shown  remarkable 
growth.  They  handle  everything  in  Petroleum. 

They  not  only  distribute  Gasoline,  Kerosene  and  Lub- 
ricants through  out  the  city  by  tank  wagons,  but  have 
established  at  the  junction  of  Knoxville  Avenue  and 
Hamilton  Boulevard  a  most  convenient  service  station  for 
the  filling  of  automobiles  with  gasoline  and  lubricants  at 
wholesale  prices.  As  seen  from  accompanying  illustration 
the  autoist  drives  in  at  one  end,  obtains  his  purchase,  and 
without  turning  around  or  backing  up  proceeds  on  his 
journey,  all  in  a  few  minutes. 

Within  a  radius  of  sixty  miles  from  Peoria  they  also 
operate  a  number  of  sub-stations  from  which  the  smaller 
towns  are  supplied  with  their  products. 

The  officers  and  stockholders  of  the  company,  Mr.  G. 

I.  Sweney,  president,  and  Mr.  B.  T.  Sweney,  vice-president,  are  both  residents  of 
Peoria  and  enthusiastic  boosters  for  the  welfare  of  the  community. 


PEQRIA    OF    TO-DAY 47 

THE   ROTARY  CLUB   OF   PEORIA 

By  E.  C.  SCHMITZ 

The  Rotary  Club  of  Peoria  was  organized  April  23,  1912,  with  its  objects  as 
follows : 

(a)  To  develop  and  exchange  among  its  members  the  newest,  best  and  most 
successful  business  ideas  and  to  promote  progressive  and  honorable  methods 
in  trade  generally. 

(b)  To  promote  the  scientizing  of  acquaintance  as  an  opportunity  for  service 
and  an  aid  to  success. 

(c)  To  promote  the  best  interests  of  Peoria  commercially  and  otherwise,  and 
to  foster  and  spread  the  spirit  of  civic  pride  and  loyalty  among  its  citizens. 

(d)  To  promote  good  fellowship  by  strengthening  the  ties  of  friendship  among 
business  acquaintances. 

The  Club  meets  weekly  on  Friday  and  once  monthly  in  the  evening  at  the  Jefferson 
Hotel.  It  has  grown  from  its  date  of  organization  from  about  twenty  members  to  one 
hundred  and  seventeen  on  May  1st,  1915.  A  unique  feature  of  this  organization  is 
that  it  accepts  applications  for  membership  from  only  one  individual  in  each  line  of 
business,  thereby  keeping  it  from  growing  so  large  that  it  becomes  unwieldy.  The 
salient  benefit  derived  from  this,  however,  is  the  maximum  business  co-operation 
and  exchange. 

Each  year  at  Christmas  time  the  Club  raises  a  Rotary  Good  Fellowship  fund  with 
which  clothing,  food,  nuts,  candies  and  fruit  are  bought  and  distributed  to  the  worthy 
poor  of  Peoria.  In  November,  1914,  the  Club  gave  a  Big  Brother's  banquet  at  the 
G.  A.  R.  Hall,  each  member  bringing  one  or  two  worthy  poor  boys  to  this  dinner  and 
they  were  treated  to  a  turkey  feast. 

Although  the  Club  does  not  necessarily  itself  devise  methods  "to  promote  the 
best  interests  of  Peoria,  commercially  and  otherwise,"  it  works  hand  in  hand  with 
the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce,  of  which  every  member  of  the  Rotary  Club  is  a 
member. 

In  order  to  carry  out  one  of  its  objects,  "to  foster  and  spread  the  spirit  of  civic 
pride  and  loyalty  among  its  citizens, "  this  Club  had  a  special  PEORIA  NUMBER  of  the 
ROTARIAN  MAGAZINE,  the  official  monthly  magazine  of  the  International  Association 
of  Rotary  Clubs,  of  which  this  Club  is  a  member,  issued  in  August,  1914,  at  a  cost  of 
about  one  thousand  two  hundred  dollars.  This  special  number  of  the  magazine  was 
distributed  to  subscribers  in  the  United  States,  Canada,  Ireland,  Great  Britain,  Wales 
and  Scotland,  to  approximately  fifteen  thousand  readers.  The  subscribers  to  this 
magazine  are  all  business  men  and  members  of  Rotary  Clubs  throughout  the  world. 

Each  year  the  International  Association  of  Rotary  Clubs  holds  an  International 
Convention,  the  first  to  be  attended  by  this  Club  was  by  delegate  E.  C.  Schmitz,  which 
was  held  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1913.  The  second,  which  was  attended  by  delegates 
George  R.  MacClyment  and  Richard  Bradley,  was  held  in  Huoston,  Texas,  in  1914. 
This  year's  International  Convention  will  be  held  at  San  Francisco,  July  19,  20,  21, 
22  and  23. 

The  present  officers  are  Geo.  R.  MacClyment,  president;  E.  B.  Hazen,  vice- 
president;  Wm.  C.  White,  treasurer;  E.  C.  Schmitz,  secretary;  John  Winzeler,  ser- 
geant-at-arms ;  directors,  Frank  H.  Lowe;  E.  E.  Johnson,  Ellwood  R.  Kroos,  Dr. 
Edwin  H.  Bradley,  Dr.  Clifford  U.  Collins,  Geo.  T.  Bean. 


48 PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 

GRUENSFELDER   BROS.    PRODUCTS   GO. 

Altho  of  comparative  recent  origin,  the  Gruensfelder  Bros.  Products  Co.  has 
contributed  more  than  its  share  in  spreading  the  fame  of  Peoria.  The  popularity  that 
this  company  has  attained,  not  only  in  Illinois  but  in  the  surrounding  states,  by  the 
purity  and  quality  of  its  products  is  a  credit  to  itself  as  well  as  the  city. 

C.  W.  Gruensfelder,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  who  dates  his  residence  in 
Peoria  since  1907,  has  been  a  close  student  of  the  manufacture  of  pure  foods  for  a 
number  of  years.  About  two  years  ago  as  a  result  of  a  number  of  experiments,  he 
discovered  a  formula  for  a  pancake  flour,  and  by  the  use  of  the  best  and  purest  flour, 
his  product,  marketed  under  the  name  " Favorite  Pancake  Flour,"  soon  became  in 
truth  a  favorite.  So  popular  did  this  flour  become  within  a  short  time  that  he  was 
unable  to  give  his  attention  to  both  the  selling  and  manufacturing  end,  and  was  obliged  to 
have  his  brother  Philip  join  him.  Encouraged  by  his  success,  Mr.  Gruensfelder  set 
to  work  systematically  to  discover  products  that  would  materially  aid  the  housewife 
and  reduce  the  high  cost  of  living.  As  a  result  of  these  efforts,  the  "  Favorite  Powdered 
Milk"  was  placed  on  the  market.  This  is  a  scientific  reduction  of  milk  into  a  pow- 
dered form,  which  not  only  eliminates  the  necessity  of  keeping  ice  which  sometimes 
is  impossible  and  which  some  can  not  afford,  but  when  dissolved  for  the  purpose  of 
using,  contains  more  nutritious  qualities  and  is  fully  equal  to  any  certified  milk  on 
the  market.  A  crowning  success  to  his  efforts  is  his  washing  fluid,  marketed  under 
the  name  "Wash  Day  Delight."  This  has  not  only  sprung  into  great  favor  with  the 
housekeepers,  but  with  some  of  the  largest  wholesale  grocers  in  the  country,  all  joining 
in  the  admission  that  it  fills  a  long  felt  want  and  is  what  all  the  women  who  are  obliged 
to  do  their  own  work  have  been  clamoring  for.  This  fluid  is  not  only  a  substitute  for 
all  washing  powders,  soaps,  cleansers,  and  does  away  with  wash  boards,  but  as  a  cleanser 
and  labor  saver  it  has  no  equal. 

Their  products  are  handled  by  all  grocers  and  shipments  made  to  every  part  of 
Illinois  and  surrounding  states. 

Mr.  Gruensfelder  is  indeed  a  man  of  unusual  ability.  Purity  and  sanitation  has 
always  been  his  motto.  By  his  wonderful  discoveries,  his  honest  business  dealings t 
and  his  uprightness,  their  business  has  grown  to  large  proportions,  occupying  more 
than  seven  thousand  square  feet  of  floor  space  at  121  S.  Washington  Street,  and  is 
one  of  the  leading  and  most  popular  industries  in  Peoria. 

HIRT'S   BAKERY 

Hirt's  Bakery  located  at  222  First  Avenue,,  is  an  example  of  sanitation  and 
wholesomeness  of  food  products  that  can  be  attained  in  a  bake  shop.  Mr.  Clifford 
I.  Hirt,  the  proprietor,  who  is  a  native  of  Peoria,  is  conducting  a  wholesale  and 
retail  business  in  the  baking  and  sale  of  bread,  cakes  and  pastries  of  all  descrip- 
tion. An  idea  of  the  high  standard  maintained  can  be  gleaned  from  the  following 
facts:  the  purest  and  most  wholesome  ingredients  in  the  manufacture  of  goods  is 
used,  and  to  make  certain  of  this  a  laboratory  is  installed  to  make  tests  as  to  the 
purity  of  all  ingredients  used.  All  towels  used  in  wiping  pans  and  the  general 
cleaning  are  washed  daily  in  an  electric  washing  machine  and  the  tables,  troughs, 
etc.,  are  scrubbed  and  scalded  daily  and  kept  thoroughly  clean  by  girls  employed 
solely  for  that  purpose.  Practically  the  entire  manufacturing  process  is  done  by 
machinery,  so  that  the  products  manufactured  are  hardly  touched  by  hand. 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 


49 


THE  PACKING   INDUSTRIES  AND   STOCK  YARDS 

That  Peoria  is  a  factor  in  the  packing  business  and  live  stock  is  evidenced  by  the 
fact  that  it  supports  a  stock  yard  that  is  complete  in  every  detail.  In  addition 
to  the  large  home  trade,  buyers  are  in  daily  attendance,  representing  packers,  eastern 
slaughterers  and  dealers,  thus  offering  unsurpassed  inducements  to  the  farmer,  feeder 
and  shipper  for  the  disposition  of  his  live  stock.  These  yards  are  built  along  modern 
lines — unloading  and  loading  chutes,  alleys  and  pens  are  covered,  in  fact  the  entire 
yards  are  under  cover,  thus  protecting  the  stock  against  stormy  weather.  All  pens  have 
ample  supply  of  pure  water,  a  complete  sewerage  system,  and  weighing  facilities  of  the 
best.  All  stock  is  handled  in  a  prompt  and  humane  manner. 

WILSON   PROVISION   CO. 

Wilson  Provision  Co.,  packers,  is  a  corporation  organized  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Illinois.  The  plant  is  located  at  the  foot  of  South  and  embraces  more  than  one 
and  one-half  acres  of  floor  space,  all  of  which  is  devoted  to  the  many  departments  of 
the  business,  such  as  a  packing  house,  slaughter  house,  offices,  shipping  department,  a 
most  modern  cold  storage  plant,  etc.  The  capacity  of  the  plant  is  three  hundred  cattle 
and  three  thousand  hogs  per  week  and  more  than  one  hundred  people  are  constantly 
employed.  The  highest  standard  of  sanitation  is  maintained  at  all  times  and  is  under 
the  management  of  the  vice  president,  F.  F.  Fuller,  who  has  had  more  than  thirty  years 
of  active  general  packing  house  experience.  Their  leading  brands  are  Premier  Brand 
Hams,  Bacon  and  Lard,  for  which  there  is  a  demand  all  over  the  country.- 

E.  GODEL   &  SONS 


E.  Godel  &  Sons,  packers,  was  established  in  1867  by  Eberhard  Godel  as  a  small  retail  market. 
Inaugurating  from  the  beginning  the  highest  standard  of  quality  and  honest  business  policies,  he  de- 
veloped this  business  to  such  proportions  that  it  was  subsequently  converted  into  a  packing  house.  In 
1888,  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Godel,  this  business  was  incorporated  under  the  above  name  and  several 
years  later  Christian  Buehler,  a  Peoria  man,  who  began  his  career  as  a  salesman  for  Godel,  became 
president  and  general  manager,  and  has  since  continued  in  that  position.  To-day  it  is  the  largest  packing 
industry  in  Peoria.  The  plant,  located  at  the  foot  of  South,  covers  more  than  two  acres  of  ground  space 
on  which  are  a  number  of  modern  buildings,  equipped  with  the  most  modern  and  sanitary  appliances 
known  to  the  packing  industry.  The  capacity  of  the  plant  is  one  hundred  thousand  hogs  and  fifty-two 
thousand  cattle  annually.  The  well  known  Godel's  Ivory  Brand  Lard  and  the  Royal  Brand  Ham,  is 
their  product.  In  connection  with  the  cold  storage  they  operate  an  artificial  ice  plant  having  a  capacity 
of  forty  tons  per  day.  Purity  and  sanitation  has  always  been  their  motto.  They  were  the  first  to  invite 
government  inspection  of  meats  in  this  city,  and  have  a  standing  invitation  to  the  public  to  visit  their 
plant  at  any  time.  More  than  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  people  are  employed  continuously  and  a 
large  force  of  salesmen  is  on  the  road.  Their  trade  extends  over  the  entire  U.  S.  with  some  exporting. 


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PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 


JEWELRY 

Personal  ornaments  appear  to  have  been  among  the  very  first  objects  on  which 
the  invention  and  ingenuity  of  man  were  exercised,  and  there  is  no  record  of  any 
people  so  rude  as  not  to  employ  some  kind  of  personal  decoration.  As  a  result  of 
various  excavations  and  searches  the  history  of  jewelry  is  traced  back  to  the  Xllth 
dynasty  (2400  B.  C  ).  Space  will  not  permit  the  discussion  of  the  various  periods 
subsequent  thereto,  and  the  changes  that  have  been  wrought  in  the  designs  and 
workmanship  resulting  in  the  modern  jewelry  which  is  classified  under  three  heads: 
(1)  Objects  in  which  gems  and  stones  form  the  principal  portions  and  in  which 
the  work  in  silver,  platinum  or  gold  is  really  only  a  means  for  carrying  out  the  design 
by  fixing  the  gems  or  stones  in  the  position  arranged  by  the  designer,  the  metal  em- 
ployed being  visible  only  as  a  setting;  (2)  when  gold  work  plays  an  important  part 
in  the  development  of  the  design,  being  itself  ornamented  by  engraving  or  enamelling 
or  both,  the  stones  and  gems  being  arranged  in  subordination  to  the  gold  work  in 
such  positions  as  to  give  a  decorative  effect  to  the  whole;  (3)  when  gold  or  other 
metal  is  alone  used,  the  design  being  wrought  out  by  hammering  in  repousse,  casting, 
engraving,  chasing  or  by  the  addition  of  filigree  work,  or  when  the  surfaces  are  left 
absolutely  plain  but  polished  and  highly  finished. 

Of  course  the  most  ancient  and  primitive  methods  were  wholly  dependent  upon 
the  craft  of  the  workman,  but  gradually  various  ingenious  processes  were  invented 
by  which  greater  accuracy  in  the  portions  to  be  repeated  in  a  design  could  be  produced 
with  certainty  and  economy,  and  the  manufacture  of  jewelry  is  to-day  considered  an 
art  industry. 

Great  skill  and  experience  are  necessary  in  the  proper  setting  of  stones  and  gems 
of  high  value,  in  order  to  bring  out  the  greatest  amount  of  brilliancy  and  color,  and 

the  angle  at  which  a  diamond  (say) 
shall  be  set,  in  order  that  the  light 
shall  penetrate  at  the  proper  point 
to  bring  out  the  "spark"  or '"flash" 
is  a  subject  of  grave  consideration 
to  the  setter.  Stones  set  in  a  hap- 
hazard, slovenly  manner,  however 
brilliant  in  themselves,  will  look 
commonplace  by  the  side  of  skil- 
fully set  gems  of  much  less  fine 
quality  and  water. 

Enamelling  and  engraving  has  of 
late  played  an  important  part,  the 
former  having  taken  the  place  of 
paste  or  false  stones,  while  the  James  c.  Lewis,  jr. 

latter,  altho  a  simple  process  in  itself,  by  skillful  manipulation  produces  a  diversity  of 
effects,  increasing  the  variety,  with  the  aid  of  the  combination  of  colored  gold  of  various 
tints.  Skilled  in  all  the  different  branches  employed  in  the  manufacture  of  jewelry  are 

AUGUST  HOFSTETTER  AND  JAMES   C.   LEWIS,   JR. 

two  promising  young  men  who  by  their  ability  and  devotion  to  their  art  have  gained 
for  themselves  an  extensive  reputation.  What  specially  stamps  their  work  is  their 
striking  originality  Their  work  predominates  from  the  point  of  view  of  design  and 
from  that  of  execution.  As  artists  they  completely  reconstruct  from  the  foundation 
any  scheme  or  design  that  may  be  suggested  to  them  or  left  to  their  own  ingenuity. 
As  craftsmen  they  combine  all  the  processes  of  the  goldsmith,  the  chaser,  the  enameller 
and  the  gem  setter,  and  have  departed  from  the  narrow  lines  in  which  the  art  has  been 
confined.  Their  work  is  executed  with  marvelous  precision  and  vivid  representation 
of  motion  reaching  the  highest  point  in  design  as  applied  to  handicrafts  of  any  kind 
producing  most  gorgeous  effects  with  extraordinary  delicacy  and  beauty. 

They  carry  in  stock  an  extensive  line  of  precious  stones  and  a  most  brilliant 
collection  of  various  ornaments.  A  visit  to  their  display  rooms  on  the  second  floor  of 
the  Woolner  Building  is  both  instructive  and  pleasing  and  should  not  be  overlooked. 


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Fred  J.  Bahni  &  Co.  (Incorporated),  occupying  the  entire  second  floor  at  106  S.  Adams  Street  are, 
the  largest  manufacturing  jewelers  in  central  Illinois.  They  have  a  rare  collection  of  diamonds,  pearls 
and  all  other  precious  stones,  and  their  exquisite  work  in  gold  and  platinum,  engraving  and  diamond 
setting,  and  the  originality  of  their  designs,  which  are  submitted  upon  request,  have  attracted  world- 


wiae  nouce. 


A  visit  to  The  Sleyman  Art  Shop  at  508  Main  Street,  ''the  only  one  of  its  kind  in  Illinois, "  is  like  a  free 
trip  through  the  Orient.  Everything  in  oriental  goods,  such  as  rugs,  hand  made  jewelry,  vases,  lamps,  table 
coverings,  slippers,  kimonas,  silk  underwear,  silk  hose,  and  things  out  of  the  ordinary  in  art  craft  is  here 
to  be  had. 


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PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


THE   PALACE  LIVERY   &  TAXICAB   CO. 

The  Palace  Livery  and  Taxicab  Co.  was  originally  established  in  1889  as  the 
Palace  Livery  and  Boarding  Stable,  and  continued  under  that  name  until  1902, 
when  the  concern  was  incorporated  with  a  capital  stock  of  forty  thousand  dollars 
and  the  name  changed  to  the  one  now  used.  This  company  is  the  largest  exclusive 
livery  in  the  state  of  Illinois,  and  makes  a  specialty  of  light  and  heavy  hauling  of 
all  kinds.  The  most  prompt  attention  is  given  to  baggage  calls.  In  the  taxicab 
department  they  are  particularly  equipped  to  serve  all  with  utmost  dispatch  and 
satisfaction,  having  a  large  number  of  five  and  seven  passenger  Packard,  Premier, 
White  and  Sultan  Taxicabs  that  are  constantly  at  the  call  of  the  public  and  oper- 
ated by  licensed,  careful  and  courteous  chauffeurs.  The  Palace  Livery  and  Taxicab 
Company  is  officered  by  the  following  well  known  men:  President,  W.  E.  Hull, 
general  manager  of  the  Clark  Distilling  Company;  C.  J.  Sammis,  vice  president; 
E.  L.  Harris,  treasurer,  and  M.  J.  Finn,  secretary. 


A 


DRS.  SCOTT  AND   BROWN 

Veterinary  Surgeons 

Peoria  boasts  of  another  new  institution  that  is  the  peer  of  any  like  institution  in  Illinois.  Feeling 
that  the  animal  when  suffering  from  sickness  or  injury  is  entitled  to  and  should  be  provided  with  the 
best  care  and  attention,  both  from  the  standpoint  of  humanity  and  economy,  Doctors  Scott  and  Brown 

have  erected  a  veterinary  hospital  at 
234-238  Eaton  Street.  This  is  a  com- 
modious and  modern  brick  building, 
containing  large,  roomy,  well  ventilated 
and  lighted  stalls,  an  isolation  ward  for 
infectious  diseases,  an  operating  room 
equipped  with  the  latest  model  oper- 
ating table,  hot  and  cold  water,  dog 
kennels  and  everything  else  that  is 
necessary  for  the  equipment  of  a  thor- 
oughly modern  up-to-date  veterinary 
hospital  building.  Dr.  John  Scott, 
senior  member  of  the  firm,  has  been 
engaged  in  practice  in  Peoria  for  the 
past  twenty-six  years,  and  has  held  the 
position  of  assistant  state  veterinarian 
during  all  that  time.  Dr.  C.  G.  Brown, 
the  junior  member,  has  practiced  continuously  in  Peoria  since  his  graduation  in  1907,  at  which  time  he 
became  affiliated  with  Dr.  Scott.  Both  men  are  of  unquestionable  ability  and  character,  and  exhibit  the 
true  Peorian  spirit  of  hospitality  by  making  everybody  welcome,  whether  a  regular  patron  of  theirs  or  not. 


DR.  SCOTT 


DR.  BROWN 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 53 

E.  BRANSON 

E.  Branson,  a  man  of  enterprise,  marked  force  and  character,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Peoria  for  the  past  twenty-five  years.  When  but  a  young  man  he  came 
to  Peoria  and  was  thrown  upon  his  own  resources,  and  after  a  varied  career  began 
operating  a  sprinkling  line.  This  was  fifteen  years  ago.  To-day,  he  has  the  largest 
sprinkling  line  in  Peoria  and  is  also  proprietor  of  the  Eagle  Custom  Mills,  located 
at  the  corners  of  Hamilton,  Globe  and  Knoxville.  This  mill  is  devoted  exclusively 
to  the  milling  of  feed  and  makes  a  specialty  of  chicken  feed  and  chops.  It  is  one 
of  the  largest  of  its  kind  and  also  carries  a  complete  line  of  the  best  grades  of  hay, 
straw,  bran,  meal,  oats,  corn  and  coal.  Fraternally  Mr.  Branson  is  a  member  of 
the  Court  of  Honor,  Dramatic  Order  Knights  of  Khorasson,  Yoemen  of  America, 
Equitable  Fraternal  and  American  Insurance  Unions,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Pythian 
Sisters,  Mystic  Workers  and  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce.  He  is  energetic, 
well  liked  as  a  merchant  and  socially,  and  is  meeting  with  excellent  success  in  his 
business. 

PERRY  EATON   &  SON 

Perry  Eaton  &  Son,  locksmiths,  gunsmiths  and  general  repairers,  at  133  South 
Monroe  Street,  is  the  best  equipped  and  largest  shop  of  its  kind  in  Peoria.  This 
business  was  established  by  Cabel  Whittemore  in  1840.  Mr.  Wm.  Perry  Eaton,  a 
native  of  Boone,  County  Missouri,  who  came  to  Peoria  in  1874,  shortly  thereafter  entered 
the  employ  of  Mr.  Whittemore,  and  three  years  ago  succeeded  him.  They  are  not  a 
heavy  machine  shop,  but  if  anything  has  to  be  repaired  or  the  services  of  an  expert 
locksmith  are  required,  they  are  equipped  to  give  unexcelled  service.  Grinding  knives, 
scissors,  razors,  skates,  lawn  mowers,  etc.,  repairing  wringers,  washing  machines, 
umbrellas,  all  kinds  of  bells,  locks  and  making  any  kind  of  a  key  to  order,  door  checks, 
and  many  other  things  too  numerous  to  mention,  come  within  their  line.  In  the  forty 
years  that  Mr.  Eaton  has  dealt  with  Peorians,  by  his  honesty,  uprightness  and  ability 
he  has  made  many  friends  and  built  up  an  institution  worthy  of  every  man's  effort. 
He  has  associated  with  him  his  son,  Edward  P.,  who  promises  to  follow  his  father's 
footsteps  and  maintain  the  reputation  established  by  him  both  for  the  family  and 
business. 

ELECTRICAL   TESTING   CO. 

The  Electrical  Testing  Company  is  one  of  the  unique  organizations  that  Peoria 
boasts  of  and  bears  the  same  relationship  to  the  electrical  business  that  the  physician 
does  to  the  human  body  and  the  lawyer  to  the  business  man.  It  is  an  electrical  doctor. 
In  addition  to  the  manufacturing  of  Ecto  electric  plants  and  automatic  and  manual 
switchboards,  they  make  a  specialty  of  their  service  and  repair  department,  which 
includes  the  repairing  of  magnetos,  spark  coils,  instruments,  meters,  electric  starting 
systems,  storage  batteries  and  fine  apparatus.  If  it  is  electrical  and  needs  attention 
they  are  equipped  to  repair  it.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  H.  W.  Sayles  and  H.  J. 
Waggoner  and  are  located  at  350-352  Knoxville  Avenue.  Mr.  Sayles  is  a  native  of 
Hartford,  Wisconsin;  a  graduate  of  the  Iowa  State  College;  a  resident  of  Peoria  for 
the  past  fourteen  years,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce  and 
the  Peoria  Electric  Club.  Mr.  Waggoner  who  was  born  in  Pringhar,  Iowa,  is  a 
resident  of  Peoria  for  the  past  ten  years.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Iowa  State  College, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria  Electric  Club. 


54  PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


MRS.  L.  B.  MOKLER 

Mrs.  L.  B.  Mokler,  who  for  the  past  twenty  years  has  been  engaged  in  the 
dressmaking  business  is  a  native  of  Peoria  County.  Obtaining  her  primary  edu- 
cation in  the  place  of  her  nativity,  after  leaving  school  she  entered  as  an  apprentice 
in  a  dressmaking  establishment,  and  by  strict  application  to  her  work  aided  by  her 
natural  instinct  for  beauty  and  art,  she  to-day  is  the  owner  of  one  of  the  finest 
dressmaking  institutions  in  the  city,  occupying  a  commodious  suite  of  rooms  on 
the  seventh  floor  of  the  Observatory  Building,  and  employing  a  number  of  dress- 
makers. Mrs.  Mokler  is  more  than  a  mere  dressmaker,  her  ability  to  design  a 
garment  and  drape  it  over  the  body  so  as  to  make  it  look  artistic  and  distinctive 
rather  than  artificial  has  won  for  her  a  large  patronage.  She  is  a  Rebekha  and  a 
member  of  the  Court  of  Honor,  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  progressive  women  in  Peoria. 


MRS.  JULIA  FOLEY 

Mrs.  Julia  Foley,  who  is  a  native  of  Peoria,  has  been  engaged  in  the  dress- 
making business  for  more  than  thirty-five  years,  and  has  occupied  her  present 
quarters  at  430-433  Woolner  Building  for  the  past  twenty-three  years.  Her  primary 
education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Peoria  and  following  her  inclina- 
tions, took  up  dressmaking.  She  soon  developed  into  more  than  a  mere  seamstress. 
Her  ability  to  transform  an  inexpensive  piece  of  material  into  a  most  strikingly 
fashionable  garment  soon  won  her  many  admirers  and  when  she  engaged  in  busi- 
ness for  herself,  had  a  successful  following  almost  from  the  start.  This  success 
attended  her  ever  since  and  to-day  she  is  one  of  the  most  popular  dressmakers  in 
Peoria.  Recently  she  was  prevailed  upon  to  impart  her  knowledge  to  others,  and 
in  connection  with  her  dressmaking  establishment  conducts  a  school,  teaching  not 
only  sewing,  but  cutting,  designing  and  the  art  of  draping.  She  keeps  abreast  with 
the  times  by  going  to  Chicago  very  frequently  and  is  in  touch  with  the  latest 
Parisian  styles.  Fraternally  she  is  a  member  in  the  Women's  Catholic  Order  of 
Foresters  and  is  highly  esteemed  because  of  her  personal  traits  of  charcater,  com- 
manding confidence  and  warm  regard. 


MRS.  MARY  STEPHENS 

In  strong  contrast  with  the  dressmakers  stands  out  Mrs.  Mary  Stephens,  ladies' 
tailor  at  417  Hamilton  Street.  After  studying  and  serving  her  apprenticeship  at 
New  York  and  St.  Louis,  and  thoroughly  mastering  the  art  of  cutting  and  tailoring  of 
ladies'  garments,  Mrs.  Mary  Stephens  came  to  Peoria  and  engaged  in  the  ladies' 
tailoring  business.  This  was  seventeen  years  ago.  Ten  years  ago  she  moved  to  her 
present  quarters  where  success  has  always  attended  her.  All  of  the  garments  made 
by  her  are  cut  and  designed  in  the  latest  fashions,  distinct  in  appearance,  with  origin- 
ality and  tailored  effects  predominating.  She  carries  a  complete  line  of  the  latest 
patterns  and  weaves  and  when  occasion  demands  goes  east  for  her  suggestions  of 
styles  and  materials.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Eastern  Star  and  by  conscientious  work, 
honesty  and  ability  has  built  up  a  very  remunerative  business,  commanding  the  respect 
of  the  entire  community. 


PEQRIA     OF     TO-DAY 55 

N.  C.  ANDERSON 

Among  the  leading  business  men  of  Peoria  whose  success  is  due  entirely  to  his 
own  efforts,  is  N.  C.  Anderson,  Born  in  Denmark  in  1866,  he  left  school  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  and  was  forced  into  the  commercial  world.  Acting  upon  the  suggestion 
of  a  friend  of  the  family,  who  was  a  leading  ladies'  tailor  in  the  town  of  his  nativity, 
he  engaged  to  him  as  an  apprentice,  and  served  for  four  years  without  compensation. 
After  mastering  the  art  of  cutting  and  tailoring,  Mr.  Anderson  engaged  in  business 
for  himself,  and  in  1887  came  to  this  country  to  seek  his  fortune.  Weathering  the 
difficulties  that  attend  the  average  foreigner,  and  with  thirty-four  years  continuous 
experience  in  every  branch  of  cutting  and  tailoring,  Mr.  Anderson  came  to  Peoria  in 
1914  and  engaged  in  the  ladies'  tailoring  business.  His  mastery  and  knowledge  of  the 
business  soon  attracted  to  him  many  patrons  and  his  business  grew  to  such  proportions 
that  a  few  months  ago  he  was  forced  to  seek  larger  quarters  and  moved  to  317  South 
Jefferson  Avenue,  where  he  conducts  a  most  modern  and  up-to-date  ladies'  tailoring 
establishment,  specializing  in  coats,  suits  and  skirts.  Every  convenience  and  comfort 
that  can  be  afforded  his  patrons  is  provided  for,  and  Mr.  Anderson  counts  among  his  * 
customers  some  of  the  most  stylish  and  strikingly  gowned  women  in  Peoria.  Con- 
tinuously keepiug  in  touch  with  the  latest  fashions  and  closely  studying  the  artistic 
lines  and  designs  in  ladies'  tailored  garments,  he  has  earned  for  himself  an  enviable 
reputation,  a  large  patronage  and  is  known  for  his  prompt  and  honorable  methods. 

MAX  ERLER 

An  analization  of  the  business  career  of  Max  Erler  shows  that  no  especial  favor- 
able circumstances  aided  him  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  but  that  persistent  effort  and 
intelligently  directed  labor  are  responsible  for  his  success.  Born  in  Peoria,  Illinois, 
he  attended  the  German  free  school  and  at  an  early  age  was  compelled  to  make  his 
own  way.  By  hard  work  and  study  he  saved  enough  money  and  acquired  sufficient 
knowledge  of  the  photography  business  to  engage  therein  and  in  1881  opened  a  small 
studio  at  1216  South  Adams  Street.  Diligent  study,  honesty  and  conscientious  work 
is  always  rewarded  by  success,  and  Mr.  Erler's  business  increased  rapidly;  likewise 
did  his  experience  and  knowledge.  In  1909  his  business  grew  to  such  proportions  that 
it  became  necessary  to  have  larger  quarters  and  he  erected  the  building  now  occupied. 
This  is  a  two  story  modern  brick  building,  containing  more  than  8000  square  feet  of 
floor  space  devoted  exclusively  to  photography  in  all  its  branches;  it  has  the  largest 
operating  room  in  Illinois  outside  of  Chicago,  and  a  feature  of  its  construction  is  that 
a  portion  of  one  side  of  the  building  is  constructed  entirely  of  glass,  being  inclined  at 
an  angle  of  twenty-five  degrees,  thus  insuring  proper  light  to  permit  photography  at 
any  hour  of  the  day  regardless  of  the  weather  conditions,  without  the  aid  of  artificial 
light.  Mr.  Erler  has  associated  with  him  his  brother  Edward,  and  gives  special  at- 
tention to  commercial  photography.  All  of  the  photographs  taken  for  this  publication 
were  done  so  by  Mr.  Erler.  Fraternally  he  is  a  Mason  and  a  Shriner,  and  has  earned 
for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  careful  man  of  business,  and  in  his  dealing  is 
known  for  his  prompt  and  honorable  methods,  which  have  won  for  him  the  deserved 
and  unbounded  confidence  of  his  fellow  men. 


The  New  Home  of  the  I.  N.  Martin  Dry  Goods  Co.,  320-322  South  Adams  Street 


PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY  57 


RETAIL  BUSINESS  SECTION 

The  natural  sequence  to  a  manufacturing  center  is  an  extensive  retail  district. 
For  just  the  same  as  good  transportation  facilities  invite  large  factories,  so  do  these 
factories  in  turn  increase  the  population,  thereby  creating  the  demand  for  retail  stores. 
The  subject  of  transportation  has  already  been  dealt  with  as  well  as  that  of  the  fac- 
tories. From  the  excellence  of  the  former  and  the  magnitude  of  the  latter,  Peoria 
must  naturally  have  and  boasts  of  a  retail  trade  equal  in  proportion  to  its  manufactur- 
ing business.  Every  variety  and  known  form  of  merchandise  is  to  be  had.  No  matter 
how  exclusive,  advanced  in  style,  expensive  or  inexpensive  an  article  may  be ;  whether 
manufactured  locally,  in  the  country  or  is  imported,  Peoria  stores  have  it.  It  is  es- 
timated that  there  are  approximately  over  two  thousand  stores  in  Peoria;  that  the 
annual  business  for  the  year  1914  was  $47,000,000;  that  fifteen  thousand  people  were 
employed  and  $7,500,000  was  paid  out  in  wages.  Space  will  not  permit  the  enumer- 
ation and  description  of  all.  A  few  of  the  more  representative  firms  have  been  selected 
and  views  of  these  establishments  with  a  modified  description  are  herewith  submitted 
as  a  suggestion  of  the  magnitude  of  Peoria's  retail  business  section. 

I.  N.  MARTIN   DRY  GOODS   CO. 

The  I.  N.  Martin  Dry  Goods  Store  is  a  monument  to  Peoria's  progress  and 
advancement  in  retail  merchandising  and  in  its  new  home  at  320  and  322  South 
Adams  Street  will  be  the  pride  of  Peoria.  Based  on  principles  of  honest  merchan- 
dise at  honest  prices,  this  store,  in  its  thirteen  years  of  existence  has  had  a  con- 
tinuous and  phenomenal  growth  and  vividly  portrays  the  ability,  honesty,  integrity 
and  expanding  powers  of  its  founder  and  manager,  I.  N.  Martin. 

Seventeen  years  ago  Mr.  Martin  came  to  Peoria  to  become  managing  partner 
of  the  Fitzgerald  Dry  Goods  Co.  Four  years  later  he  organized  the  I.  N.  Martin 
Dry  Goods  Co.,  and  within  eighteen  months  bought  out  his  former  associate.  The 
beginning  was  small — a  little  store  at  119  South  Adams  Street — but  the  principles 
and  policy  pursued,  led  to  the  continuous  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  business, 
until  to-day,  it  has  outgrown  all  the  available  space  at  the  original  location.  The 
illustration  on  the  opposite  page  shows  the  new  home  of  the  I.  N.  Martin  Dry 
Goods  Co. — three  large  beautiful  floors  and  a  big  daylight  basement,  where  the 
public  is  not  only  assured  of  the  same  courteousness  and  honesty,  but  larger  stocks, 
better  values  and  better  service.  There  are  few  men  in  Peoria  who  command 
greater  recognition  and  respect  than  Mr.  Martin.  To  build  up  rather  than  to 
destroy  has  ever  been  his  broad  policy,  and  in  the  conduct  of  his  mercantile 
interests  he  has  pursued  constructive  methods  which  have  never  encroached  upon 
the  rights  of  others.  Peoria  is  as  proud  of  him  as  of  his  store. 


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G.  R.  KINNEY  &  CO. 


This  store,  at  413  South  Adams  Street,  is  one  of  a  chain  of  forty-six  stores  operated 
by  G.  R.  Kinney  &  Co.  This  company  has  done  a  business  of  nearly  $4,000,000  in 
1914,  and  it  is  estimated  that  one  250th  part  of  all  the  shoes  sold  at  retail  in  the  United 
States  pass  through  this  company's  stores.  It  is  beyond  a  doubt  the  largest  exclusive 
retail  shoe  business  in  the  United  States.  The  Peoria  store  located  at  413  South 
Adams  Street,  is  under  the  management  of  W.  E.  Seeling,  and  makes  a  specialty  of 
foot  wear  at  ninety-eight  cents,  one  dollar  and  forty-nine  cents,  and  one  dollar  and 
ninety-eight  cents  a  pair.  This  is  one  of  the  several  merchandise  stores  that  have 
helped  to  make  Peoria  a  popular  and  desirable  residence  city  by  reducing  the  high  cost 
of  living. 

ALDERS'   WALK-OVER  BOOT  SHOP 

Albers'  Walk-Over  Boot  Shop,  located  at  107  S.  Adams  Street,  was  estab- 
lished in  1906,  and  the  following  year  passed  into  the  hands  of  John  H.  Albers, 
the  present  owner,  who  is  a  resident  of  Peoria  for  more  than  twenty-three  years. 
This  is  one  of  the  most  exclusive  stores  in  Peoria  and  the  Walk-Over  Shoes  for 
ladies  and  men  are  handled  exclusively.  This  shoe  is  known  everywhere  as  being 
the  best  fitting,  most  comfortable  and  advanced  style.  It  is  manufactured  by  Geo. 
E.  Keith  Co.,  Campello,  Mass.,  which  is  the  largest  shoe  factory  in  the  United 
States,  manufacturing  over  7,300,000  pair  of  shoes  annually  to  supply  the  demand 
of  its  extensive  trade  in  this  country  as  well  as  Europe  and  South  America,  and  is 
therefore  able  to  sell  a  better  shoe  for  less  money.  Mr.  Albers  has  established  a 
reputation  and  made  many  friends  by  the  handling  of  this  shoe  and  his  strict 
sense  of  honor,  unimpeachable  integrity  and  honest  policy.  Fraternally  he  is  a 
Mason,  being  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  Shriner,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Dramatic 
Order  Knights  of  Khorasson  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 


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RED   CROSS   PHARMACY 

The  Red  Cross  Pharmacy,  located  at  the  corner  of  Jefferson  Avenue  and 
Fulton  Street,  was  established  eleven  years  ago  by  Mr.  William  D.  Lacey,  the 
present  proprietor.  Born  and  educated  in  Laceyville,  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Lacey 
came  to  Peoria  in  1904  and  opened  a  drug  store.  By  strict  application  to  his  work 
and  a  thorough  knowledge  of  compounding  prescriptions  his  business  developed, 
and  to-day  it  is  one  of  the  leading  drug  stores  in  Peoria.  The  Red  Cross  Pharmacy 
is  a  general  dealer  in  a  full  and  complete  line  of  drugs,  druggists'  sundries,  rubber 
and  toilet  goods,  candies,  cigars,  stationery,  etc.  A  specialty  is  made  of  the  pre- 
scription department,  being  under  the  personal  supervision  of  Mr.  Lacey  and  in 
charge  of  registered  pharmacists.  The  firm  also  features  a  foot  powder,  toilet 
cream  and  headache  and  cold  tablets  of  its  own  manufacture.  Fraternally  Mr. 
Lacey  is  a  member  of  the  Fraternal  Aid  Association,  and  also  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America,  Ancient  Order  United  Workmen,  Travelers'  Protective  Association 
and  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce.  A  man  without  pretense,  absorbed  in 
his  work  and  bent  on  doing  the  best  he  can  for  everybody,  Mr.  Lacey  has  made 
many  friends  and  is  counted  among  the  good  substantial  residents  of  Peoria. 


FRITSCHE'S   DRUG  STORE 

Fritsche's  Drug  Store  at  suite  401-402  Jefferson  Building,  is  the  only  exclusive 
prescription  pharmacy  in  Peoria.  Mr.  Paul  R.  Fritsche,  the  proprietor,  conceived 
the  idea  when  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business  fifteen  years  ago,  that  the  best  way  to 
serve  the  public  as  an  apothecary  is  to  do  so  exclusively,  and  developing  that  idea  he 
has  to-day  an  institution  that  is  unexcelled  in  filling  and  compounding  prescriptions. 
So  extensive  is  his  reputation  that  from  all  parts  of  the  city  people  want  their  pres- 
criptions filled  at  his  store,  and  as  a  result  he  established  a  system  whereby  he  calls 
for  and  delivers  prescriptions  to  all  parts  of  Peoria,  also  by  mail  or  express  to  all  parts 
of  the  United  States.  For  the  further  accommodation  of  his  patrons  he  has  Post  Office 
Station  No.  21.  Mr.  Fritsche  is  a  resident  of  Peoria  for  the  past  twenty  years.  Frat- 
ernally he  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner.  By  strict  'application  to 
business,  honest  dealings  and  good  service  he  built  up  a  very  large  patronage  and  has 
many  friends  commercially  and  socially. 

BERT  C.  POWERS'  CAMERA  SHOP 

Located  at  523  Main  Street,  opposite  the  Post  Office,  is  Bert  C.  Powers'  Camera 
Shop.  Everything  in  cameras,  films,  dry  plates,  photo  paper,  card  mounts,  chemicals, 
sundries,  etc.,  can  be  found  there  and  the  stock  is  complete  to  the  smallest  detail. 

Mr.  Powers  is  a  native  of  Peoria  and  has  studied  photography  in  all  its  branches. 
He  makes  a  specialty  of  developing  and  finishing  for  amateurs,  and  commercial  photo- 
graphy of  all  kinds;  also  bromide  enlargements  in  which  work  a  glance  at  his  mag- 
nificent window  display  will  convince  one  of  the  very  high  quality  of  this  particular 
branch  of  photography. 

By  his  ability  and  strict  application  to  work  his  business  has  grown  to  large 
proportions  and  demand  for  his  services  is  made  not  only  in  Peoria  but  for  many 
miles  around. 


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CHARLES   KNETZGER 

Charles  Knetzger,  the  proprietor  of  one  of  the 
largest  lumber  yards  in  Peoria  and  well  known  in 
financial  circles  as  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Illinois 
National  Bank,  is  a  native  of  Germantown,  Wis- 
consin, being  born  in  1862.  He  spent  his  youth  in 
Naperville,  Illinois,  and  there  attended  the  parochial 
schools.  At  an  early  age  he  entered  the  business 
world,  but  realizing  the  advantage  of  a  good  educa- 
tion, he  supplemented  his  studies  by  attending  the 
St.  Joseph's  college,  and  later  followed  for  a  short 
time  the  profession  of  teaching.  After  a  varied 
career,  during  which  time  he  was  in  the  grocery 
business,  cigar  store,  bookkeeper,  bank  cashier,  and 
finally  in  the  lumber  business,  he  came  to  Peoria  in 
1900,  buying  out  the  old  Rogers'  lumber  yard.  He 
deals  in  all  kinds  of  building  materials,  handling 
oak,  maple,  and  beech  hardwood  flooring,  white 
pine,  redwood,  cypress,  and  other  finishing  material. 
He  has  a  large  yard  that  covers  one  and  one-half 
acres  of  ground,  and  a  shed  with  a  capacity  for  two 
million  feet  of  lumber.  On  April  8,  1891,  Mr. 
Knetzger  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Reis  of 
Bellville,  Illinois.  They  are  very  prominent  mem- 
bers of  the  Catholic  church,  and  Mr.  Knetzger  is 
also  well  known  in  connection  with  the  Knights  of 
Columbus,  St.  Joseph's  Benevolent  Society,  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  and  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce. 


UNION  BREWING  COMPANY 


Home  of  the  Bohemian  Export.     Established  1885.    Capacity  200,000  Barrels 


PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY  61 


HOME  BUILDING  IN  PEORIA 

No  question  concerns  us  more  than  the  accumulation  of  money  and  the  building 
of  homes.  These  are  the  predominant  features  of  life.  To  own  a  home  is  the  ambition 
of  everyone.  To  do  so  however,  presents  a  different  problem.  It  takes  money  prim- 
arily, and  for  this  reason  alone  many  inhabitants  in  the  various  cities  go  on  paying  out 
rent,  and  at  old  age  have  nothing  to  show  not  even  the  shelter  of  their  own  roof.  All 
because  the  proper  opportunity  has  not  been  afforded  them  to  make  a  start.  To 
Peorians  this  is  no  more  a  problem.  It  is  solved  by  the  Home  Savings  Fund  System 
operated  by 

THE  NATIONAL  HOME   BUILDING   COMPANY 

This  Company  is  not  a  Loan  and  Homestead  or  Building  Association.  Its  object 
is  to  bring  together  those  people  who  have  money  to  invest  and  those  who  want  to 
borrow,  and  is  intended  for  the  average  man  who  wants  to  obtain  a  home.  To  those 
who  have  a  higher  aim  in  life  and  realize  the  necessity  of  owning  their  own  home, 
upon  proper  application,  The  National  Home  Building  Company  will  issue  a  Home 
Savings  Fund  Contract  in  even  multiples  from  $300  to  $5,000.00  in  any  one  series, 
payable  in  monthly  installments  of  from  $3.00  to  $50.00  for  a  period  of  One  Hundred 
months  and  matures  in  one  hundred  and  twenty  months,  or  ten  years  from  date  of 
issue,  and  guarantees  four  per  cent  on  the  investment  and  profit  sharing  in  addition. 
This  is  the  Investor's  Contract  and  affords  the  opportunity  to  accumulate  a  down 
payment  on  property  either  in  part  or  whole.  The  holder  of  the  contract  can  borrow 
any  time  after  he  has  paid  the  Company  ten  per  cent  of  the  face  value  of  his  contract. 
The  Company  loans  the  funds  as  they  accumulate  monthly.  The  borrower  pays 
eighty  cents  per  hundred  on  principal  and  twenty-five  cents  per  hundred  on  interest, 
being  six  per  cent,  total, — one  dollar  and  five  cents  per  hundred  or  ten  dollars  and  fifty 
cents  per  thousand,  being  eight  dollars  on  principal  and  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  on 
interest.  At  these  terms  it  takes  one  hundred  and  twenty  months  to  repay  one  thos- 
sand  dollars.  Lesser  and  greater  amounts  in  proportion.  This  Home  Savings  Fund 
System  makes  it  possible  for  every  ambitious  man  or  woman  to  own  their  own  home. 
This  Company  not  only  furnishes  their  own  contract  holders  the  money  to  build  with, 
but  aids  them  in  making  the  first  savings  for  a  start.  It  is  worth  one's  while  to  carefully 
study  and  familiarize  yourself  with  all  the  details  of  their  wonderful  system.  They 
have  established  general  agencies  throughout  Illinois,  and  Peoria  is  fortunate  in  having 
been  selected  as  the  place  for  the  principal  business  office,  which  is  located  at  315 
Central  National  Bank  Building. 

The  officers  of  the  Company  are:  William  A.  Potts,  president  and  counsel;  Forrest 
C.  Nichols,  vice-president,  and  James  P.  Fritze,  secretary  and  treasurer.  All  are 
Peorians  and  men  of  the  highest  integrity,  character  and  reputation. 


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PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 


WARREN   W.  DAY 


There  is  perhaps  to-day  no  more  important 
career  open  to  a  man  than  the  profession  of 
architecture.  Upon  the  ability,  education  and 
artistic  sense  of  the  men  who  follow  it  depend  the 
beauty  of  our  cities,  the  efficiency  of  our  office 
buildings,  the  comfort  and  luxuries  of  our  homes. 
The  most  promising  young  man  in  this  profession 
and  one  who  already  is  successful  in  Peoria,  is 
Warren  W.  Day  with  offices  at  527  Main  Street. 

He  was  born  at  Peoria  July  26,  1882,  and  is 
the  son  of  John  Day  and  Kate  Moore.  His 
grandfather  on  his  paternal  side  was  Larkin  Day, 
of  the  old  and  well  known  firm  Day  Brothers, 
and  on  his  maternal  side,  William  Moore,  one  of 
the  early  residents  of 
Peoria,  who  was  the 
owner  of  one  of  the 
largest  foundries  in  the 
city. 

His  preliminary  edu- 
cation was  obtained  at 
Peoria  in  the  Greely  and 
Irving  grade  schools,  and 
the  Peoria  High  School, 
class  of  1901.  After 
leaving  high  school,  he 
spent  several  years  with 
Kingman  &  Co.  and  C. 
J.  Off  &  Co.,  entering 
the  architectural  office 
of  B.  L.  Hulsebus  in 
1905.  He  entered  the 
engineering  College  of 
the  University  of  Illinois 
in  1906,  graduating  in 
1910  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science  in 
Architecture.  While  in 
college  he  was  just  as 
popular  as  he  is  in  his 
profession,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  national  college  fraternity,  Theta 
Delta  Chi;  the  Association  of  Cosmopolitan 
Clubs;  the  National  Society  of  Scabbard  and 
Blade;  the  Pen  and  Brush  Club;  the  University 
Glee  and  Mandolin  Club  (manager  one  year  and 
leader  two  years).  He  was  also  on  the  board  of 
the  Technograph,  a  technical  and  scientific 
magazine,  being  business  manager  of  same  during 
his  last  year  in  college,  and  was  honored  with  a 
captaincy  in  the  University  Cadet  regiment,  re- 
ceiving upon  graduation  a  commission  from 
Governor  Deneen  as  Brevet  Captain  in  the 
Illinois  National  Guard. 

In  1910  Mr.  Day  was  made  Superintendent  of 
Construction  for  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  was 


given  complete  charge  of  all  building  construction 
at  the  Elgin  State  Hospital.  Upon  completing 
this  work  he  took  a  trip  around  the  world,  spend- 
ing a  great  portion  of  the  time  in  the  far  East 
studying  Oriental  architecture,  and  while  in  India 
was  the  guest  of  the  famous  Hindoo  poet,  Rabin- 
dranath  Tagore,  the  Nobel  prize  winner.  Upon 
his  return  to  Peoria  he  entered  the  active  practice 
of  architecture,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever 
since.  In  addition  to  the  trip  around  the  world 
he  has  supplemented  his  study  and  observation 
of  architecture  and  building  methods  by  making 
four  trips  to  Europe  and  also  to  the  Levant  and 
the  Near  East. 

Some  of  the  buildings 
designed  by  Mr.  Day  are 
the  residences  of  Dr.  C. 
G.  Farnum,  S.  H.  Tripp, 
F.  T.  Day,  C.  F.  Weber, 
Dr.  W.  C.  Williams,  W. 
A.  Rice,  L.  E.  Rotter- 
man,  etc.;  the  J.  M. 
Nichols  and  G.  L.  Kat- 
zing  store  buildings; 
office  building  for  the 
Detweiller  Ice  Co.;  flat 
buildings  for  C.  F.Weber 
and  J.  R.  Giles;  barn  and 
garage  for  Oakford  & 
Fahnestock;  sound  re- 
flector for  the  St.  Paul's 
Church;  the  addition  to 
the  Illinois  Valley  Yacht 
Club;  and  has  now  in 
hand  the  design  and 
plans  for  the  new  rein- 
forced concrete  fireproof 
wholesale  grocery  build- 
ing for  Oakford  &  Fahne- 
stock, which  when  fully 
completed  will  be  the 
largest  building  of  its  kind  in  Peoria  and  will  cost 
over  $350,000. 

Mr.  Day  was  married  September  7th,  1910,  to 
Miss  Ethel  Hollister  of  Champaign,  Illinois,  the 
daughter  of  Professor  H.  A.  Hollister  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Peoria 
Illini  Club,  the  Kickapoo  Golf  Club,  the  Illinois 
Valley  Yacht  and  Canoe  Club,  the  Peoria  Exe- 
cutive's Club,  the  Peoria  Society  of  Allied  Arts 
(of  which  he  is  secretary),  the  Illinois  Society  of 
Architects,  the  University  Club  of  Peoria,  the 
Theta  Delta  Chi  Fraternity,  the  Association  of 
Cosmopolitan  Clubs,  and  the  National  Society  of 
Scabbard  and  Blade. 


A  FEW  OF  PEORIA'S  BEAUTIFUL  HOMES 


64 PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 

HEWITT   &   EMERSON 

Herbert  Edmund  Hewitt  first  opened  his  office  for  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession as  architect  in  Peoria  in  April  1897,  after  completing  his  studies  at  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  the  University  of  Illinois  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago,  together  with  three  years  practical  experience  in  the  offices  of 
Chicago  architects. 

Mr.  Hewitt's  practice  having  developed  with  the  growth  of  the  city,  he  took 
as  a  partner  in  1908,  Mr.  Frank  Nelson  Emerson,  the  son  of  a  prominent  Peoria 
family,  whose  training  for  his  work  was  obtained  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology,  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts,  Paris,  and  in  the  offices  of  Carrers  &  Hastings, 
New  York. 

Many  important  buildings  in  Peoria  and  elsewhere  have  been  designed  and 
carried  out  by  the  firm,  and  by  Mr.  Hewitt  prior  to  the  formation  of  the  partner- 
ship. Among  those  in  Peoria  are  the  Proctor  Recreation  Center,  the  Jefferson 
Hotel,  the  Shriner's  Temple,  the  Orpheum  Theatre,  the  Creve  Coeur  Club,  the 
Country  Club,  the  G.  A.  R.  Memorial,  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Building,  the  Coliseum, 
the  wholesale  premises  of  the  Jobst-Bethard  Company,  the  Wilson  Grocery  Com- 
pany and  the  Clark-Smith  Hardware  Company,  the  new  First  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  etc.,  etc.  Among  the  out-of-town  buildings  should  be  mentioned  the 
Monmouth  College  Buildings,  Monmouth,  111.,  the  Hotel  Goldman,  Ft.  Smith, 
Arkansas,  the  High  School,  Lincoln  School,  German-American  National  Bank  and 
the  residence  of  Mr.  C.  G.  Herget,  all  in  Pekin,  111.,  the  Administration  Building 
of  the  Boss  Manufacturing  Co.,  Kewanee,  111.,  the  residence  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Brown, 
Monmouth,  111.,  the  residence  of  Mr.  E.  C.  Craig,  Mattoon,  111.,  the  residence  of 
Herman  Danforth,  Washington,  111. 

Many  public  school  buildings  throughout  the  state  and  in  the  southern  states 
and  many  of  the  handsome  residences  in  Moss  Avenue  and  other  parts  of  the  city 
were  done  by  this  firm. 

Mr.  Hewitt  is  a  graduate  of  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  and  Mr. 
Emerson  of  Princeton  and  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology.  Both  are 
graduates  of  the  Peoria  High  School.  Their  offices  are  at  321  Main  Street. 

F.  J.  KLEIN 

F.  J.  Klein,  architect,  with  offices  at  127  South  Jefferson  Avenue,  has  been  a 
resident  of  Peoria  almost  his  entire  life.  Developing  a  desire  for  architecture  he  left 
school  at  an  early  age  and  became  an  apprentice  in  an  architect's  office.  His  natural 
talents  soon  developed  and  after  serving  his  apprenticeship  in  several  of  the  prominent 
architect's  offices  of  this  city,  he  branched  out  for  himself.  That  success  soon  attended 
him  is  seen  from  the  reputation  he  enjoys  not  only  locally  but  outside  of  Peoria.  At 
Champaign,  Illinois,  he  designed  the  Theta  Beta  Pi  Fraternity  House.  In  Peoria,  the 
First  National  Bank  Building,  the  Peoria  High  School  and  the  Washington  School,  the 
Hippodrome,  Appollo  and  Duchess  Theatres,  the  residences  of  Milton  Newman,  Chas. 
Wilson  and  A.  W.  Wilson,  the  J.  W.  McDowell  apartments,  the  Stuber  &  Kuck  and 
Carr  &  Johnston  factory  buildings,  and  the  South  Park  Pavilion,  are  only  a  few  of  the 
many  buildings  that  he  designed. 


A  FEW  OF  PEORIA'S  LARGE  BUILDINGS 


Oakford  and  Fahnestock  $350,000  Wholesale  Grocery 
Building  now  under  construction. 


Federal  Warehouse  now  under  construction.  The 
largest  warehouse  in  Illinois  outside  of  Chicago, 
cost  $200,000.  Absolutely  fire  and  vermin  proof. 
Devoted  to  commercial  and  furniture  storage  and 
acts  as  forwarders  and  factory  distributor. 


Illinois  Traction  System  Bldg. 
now  under  construction. 


Proposed  Lehmann  Bldg. 


Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 


Block  and  Kuhl  Bldg. 


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JOHN   F.  KING.  JR. 


John  F.  King,  Jr.,  architect,  with  offices  at  903 
Central  National  Bank  Building,  who  has  been  as- 
sociated with  building  construction  for  the  past 
thirty  years,  was  born  in  Peoria  in  1868.  His 
ancestors  were  among  the  earliest  settlers,  his  grand- 
father coming  to  Peoria  in  1831,  when  the  population 
was  but  fifty-five.  As  an  architect  Mr.  King  enjoys 
a  country  wide  reputation,  having  designed  the 
mechanical  and  structural  equipment  for  the  million 
dollar  municipal  building  recently  erected  in  Dallas, 
Texas,  and  numerous  buildings  of  importance  in 
Houston,  San  Antonio  and  Fort  Worth,  Texas.  He 
was  also  supervising  architect  for  the  State  of  Texas 
on  several  large  buildings.  Locally  he  points 
with  pride  to  the  Sandmeyer  Apartments,  Roberts 
Apartments,  and  his  association  in  the  construction 
of  the  White  School  in  Peoria;  also  schools  at  La 
Salle,  Morton,  and  many  other  places.  Although 
his  work  has  taken  him  out  of  Peoria  the  greater 
part  of  the  past  ten  years,  he  has  always  considered 
Peoria  as  his  home,  and  is  now  permanently  located 
here  at  the  above  address. 


BUSH'S  WALL   PAPER  STORE 


Bush's  Wall  Paper  Store,  236  South 
Jefferson  Avenue,  was  established  by 
John  A.  Bush  in  1849.  Edw.  J.  Bush, 
a  native  of  Peoria,  attended  the  grade 
and  high  school  in  this  city  and  became 
associated  with  his  father  in  1885,  serving 
his  time  as  apprentice  and  then  attending 
the  New  York  Trade  School,  from  which 
he  graduated  with  high  honors.  This 
firm  makes  a  specialty  of  Wall  Paper, 
frescoing,  house  and  sign  painting, 
pictures  and  picture  framing,  either  in 
or  out  of  the  city.  No  contract  is  too 
small  or  too  large  to  receive  the  study 
which  is  needed  to  achieve  a  proper 
effect.  Sixty-six  years  continuous  busi- 
ness and  still  doing  work  for  patrons  for 
whom  they  worked  back  in  the  fifties, 
is  a  proof  of  ability  and  honesty. 
Especial  attention  is  given  to  work  done 
out  of  the  city. 


EDW.  j.  BUSH 


PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY  67 

O'CONNOR   BROTHERS 

In  every  city  of  any  prominence  there  is  no  business  that  is  as  important  and  is 
more  closely  related  to  the  welfare  and  sanitary  condition  of  a  community  than  the 
plumbing  business.  The  question  of  sanitation  and  comfort,  so  essential  to  our  well- 
being,  is  virtually  controlled  by  this  industry  and  it  is  for  that  reason  that  the  plumber 
of  to-day  is  no  more  a  mere  laborer,  but  must  be  possessed  of  technical  knowledge 
and  skill,  and  is  under  the  supervision  of  the  state,  being  compelled  to  pass  an  ex- 
amination and  procure  a  license  in  the  same  manner  that  a  doctor  or  lawyer  must  do. 
One  of  the  leading  plumbing  firms  of  Peoria  is  that  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of 
O'Connor  Brothers,  at  126  South  Washington  Street,  corner  Fulton  Street.  This  firm 
was  established  in  1890  by  the  two  brothers,  Daniel  and  Edward  O'Connor,  who  are 
still  the  present  owners  and  who  have  been  continuously  engaged  therein,  becoming 
thoroughly  familiar  with  every  phase  and  branch  of  the  plumbing  and  heating  business. 

Their  varied  experience  therein  has  developed  their  knowledge  to  the  extent  that 
the  service  they  give  is  unexcelled.  All  work  is  carried  out  with  a  thoroughness, 
precision  and  accuracy  characteristic  of  the  most  reputable  and  capable  only.  No 
contract  is  too  small  to  receive  their  personal  attention  and  supervision  and  the  satis- 
faction they  render  their  patrons  is  evidenced  by  the  volume  of  their  business. 
It  is  one  of  the  largest  and  oldest  plumbing  institutions  in  Peoria.  Their  trade  and 
reputation  extends  well  over  the  entire  state  of  Illinois,  and  has  played  an  important 
part  in  the  building  up  and  dustributing  the  fame  of  Peoria. 


DAILY   &  O'BRIEN   CO. 

Daily  &  O'Brien  Co.  are  successfully  engaged  in  the  operation  of  a  plumbing, 
heating  and  sewer  contracting  business  at  322  South  Jefferson  Avenue,  where  they 
have  been  located  since  establishing  their  business  in  March  1910.  The  members  of 
the  firm  are  skilled  mechanics  and  practical  business  men,  whose  general  experience 
and  thorough  training  in  their  line  qualifies  them  to  undertake  the  development  of 
an  enterprise  of  this  nature.  They  make  a  specialty  of  installing  plumbing,  steam 
and  hot  water  heat,  and  pneumatic  water  supply  in  country  and  suburban  residences 
as  well  as  the  city,  and  are  being  favored  with  many  orders  of  this  nature.  Altho 
engaged  in  business  for  only  five  years,  it  has  been  their  fortune  to  be  awarded  some 
of  the  largest  contracts  in  Peoria  as  well  as  outside,  extending  their  business  over  the 
entire  state  of  Illinois  and  doing  one  third  of  the  entire  plumbing  business  in  Peoria. 
Reference  to  the  numerous  contracts  is  impossible  for  want  of  sufficient  space.  The 
few  herewith  submitted  give  an  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  their  business  and  the  satis- 
factory service:  the  State  building  at  Watertown,  four  State  buildings  at  St.  Charles; 
two  State  buildings  at  Kankakee,  nine  State  buildings  at  Dixon;  a  number  of  residences 
at  Lacon  and  Keithsburg;  three  State  buildings  at  Bartonville;  one  at  Anna,  and  the 
water  works  at  Springfield.  In  Peoria,  the  Jefferson  Hotel,  the  Creve  Coeur  Club, 
Block  and  Kuhl  Annex,  Carr  and  Johnston  plant  and  the  Tyng  Public  School  of  the 
public  and  factory  buildings;  over  one  hundred  apartments  in  flat  buildings  for  one 
individual;  the  Laura-Smith,  Victoria,  Roanoke,  Woodlawn,  Hutchinson,  Hansseler 
and  Royal  apartment  buildings;  the  residences  of  H.  H.  Block,  W.  T.  Wheeler,  M.  N. 
Pierson  and  Eugene  Gauss ;  and  hundreds  of  the  smaller  homes  in  the  Uplands,  the 
East  Uplands,  and  in  the  city  and  country. 


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JOSEPH  E.  DAILY 


Joseph  E.  Daily,  who  has  just  completed  a 
four  year  term  as  City  Attorney  of  Peoria,  and 
is  now  the  Republican  nominee  for  County  Judge, 
is  a  graduate  of  the  law  department  of  the  Yale 
University,  where  he  received  the  degree  L.L.B, 
He  was  born  at  Manito,  Illinois,  January  27th. 
1888.  His  primary  education  was  received  in 
the  public  schools  of  Chillicothe,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  in  1904.  Mr.  Daily  served 
one  year  as  manager  for  the  Santa  Fe  R.  R.  Co. 
one  year  as  manager  for  the  Postal  Telegraph 
Co.,  and  later  as  telegraph  operatpr  for  the 
Santa  Fe  R.  R.  Co.  In  1905  he  entered  the 
University  of  Illinois,  taking  a  two  years  course 
and  enrolling  in  the  law  department  of  the  Yale 
University,  from  which  he  graduated  with  honors. 
Immediately  after  his  graduation  and  admission 
to  practice,  he  located  in  Peoria,  and  since  May 
1st,  1911,  has  filled  the  office  of  City  attorney 
until  his  election  at  the  spring  primaries  as  the 
Republican  candidate  for  County  Judge.  On 
January  7,  1914  Mr.  Daily  was  married  to  Miss 
Audrey  Woodward  and  altho  as  yet  a  young 
man,  gives  promise  of  early  becoming  one  of  the 
prominent  and  successful  members  of  the  legal 
profession  in  this  part  of  the  state. 


FRANK  A.  HALL 


Frank  A.  Hall  is  a  native  of  Peoria,  where  he 
spent  his  entire  life  and  was  born  in  1882.  His 
early  education  was  acquired  in  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  of  this  city.  For  a  period  of 
three  years  he  taught  school  in  Peoria  County, 
and  later  attended  the  University  of  Illinois 
from  which  he  graduated  with  the  degree  L.L.B. 
Shortly  afterward,  on  passing  the  required  ex- 
amination, he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Illinois. 
He  returned  to  Peoria  and  took  up  the  general 
practice  of  law  meeting  with  remarkable  success. 
Mr.  Hall  was  elected  to  his  present  position  of 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Peoria  County  by  an 
overwhelming  majority  in  the  spring  of  1911. 
His  politics  are  consistently  Republican.  He  is 
affiliated  with  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  and  the  Phi 
Delta  Phi  fraternities.  His  offices  are  in  the 
Majestic  Theatre  Building  on  South  Jefferson 
Avenue,  where  he  holds  court  and  carries  on  a, 
general  law  practice. 


PEORIA    OF    TO-DAY 69 

THE  PEORIA  BAR  ASSOCIATION 

By  L.  E.  SUTHERLAND 

The  first  organization  of  a  Bar  Association  in  Peoria  was  effected  in  1879,  David 
McCulloch  being  the  first  president.  After  an  uncertain  existence  for  a  number  of 
years,  the  present  Peoria  Bar  Association  was  organized  on  November  20,  1905.  The 
purpose  of  the  Association  is  "to  advance  the  science  of  jurisprudence;  to  promote 
the  administration  of  justice;  to  secure  proper  legislation;  to  encourage  a  thorough 
legal  education;  to  uphold  the  honor  and  dignity  of  the  Bar;  to  cultivate  cordial  inter- 
course among  the  lawyers  of  Peoria,  Illinois,  and  to  perpetuate  the  history  of  the 
profession  and  the  memory  of  its  members."  Mr.  Wm.  L.  Ellwood  was  the  first 
president  of  this  Association. 

The  Peoria  Bar  Association  at  the  present  time  is  a  very  active  organization. 
During  the  course  of  the  year  several  meetings  are  held,  at  which  time  different  topics 
of  interest  to  the  profession  are  discussed  by  able  speakers.  The  Association  has 
adopted  a  Code  of  Ethics  governing  the  practice  of  law,  which  requires  all  its  members 
to  adhere  to  in  their  contact  with  each  other  and  with  the  public.  The  Association 
also  lends  its  support  to  the  passage  of  proper  laws,  especially  for  the  reform  of  the 
present  Practice  Act,  in  order  to  procure  the  administration  of  the  law  with  less  delay, 
and  with  less  expense  to  the  litigant.  The  chief  purpose  of  the  Association  is,  of  course, 
to  secure  a  closer  bond  of  fellowship  among  its  members,  but  it  never  loses  sight  of  its 
more  serious  purpose. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Association  are  as  follows:  Frank  T.  Miller,  president; 
L.  0.  Eagleton,  first  vice-president;  George  W.  Burton,  second  vice-president;  L.  E. 
Sutherland,  secretary;  G.  F.  D.  Zimmerman,  treasurer. 

The  board  of  directors  consists  of:  W.  G.  McRoberts,  O.  P.  Westervelt,  W.  I. 
Slemmons,  I.  J.  Covey,  C.  C.  Dutch,  Hiram  Todd  and  Paul  Dalwig. 

The  Association  consists,  at  the  present  time,  of  one  hundred  and  fifteen  members, 
all  of  whom  are  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  their  profession  in  Peoria. 

VICTOR  P.  MICHEL 

Victor  P.  Michel,  who  at  the  spring  election  was 
elected  Police  Magistrate,  is  a  native  of  Peoria.  He  left 
school  while  quite  young  on  account  of  the  death  of  his 
father,  so  that  he  might  help  support  his  widowed 
mother.  Later  on  he  was  appointed  as  keeper  at  the 
Joliet  Penitentiary,  then  as  deputy  sheriff  and  subse- 
quently as  supervisor.  He  displayed  such  executive 
ability,  honesty  and  efforts  to  serve  the  public  and  tax 
payers  that  when  the  office  Probation  Officer  Mothers' 
Pension  Fund  was  created,  it  appeared  to  everybody 
concerned  that  Mr.  Michel  was  the  man  for  the  place. 
Realizing  that  to  better  fill  his  various  public  duties  a 
legal  education  was  essential,  he  commenced  the  study 
of  law  several  years  ago  and  continued  to  do  so  while 

serving  as  probation  officer,  studying  at  home  under  the  tuition  of  several  local 
attorneys  until  admitted  to  the  bar.  Such  devotion  to  duty  is  rarely  overlooked, 
and  at  the  spring  election  Peorians  paid  their  tribute  to  Mr.  Michel  in  electing 
him  Police  Magistrate  by  an  overwhelming  majority. 


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OCULIST 


OPTOMETRIST 

(Differentiated) 


OPTICIAN 


No  profession  or  occupation  is  more  confused  than  those  above  mentioned.  Altho  the  human  eye 
is  one  of  the  most  sensitive  and  important  parts  of  the  human  body,  it  is  given  the  least  care  and  attention 
and  the  most  abuse:  and  not  until  absolute  necessity  arises  is  it  given  any  consideration.  A  keen  eye  is 
as  essential,  if  not  more  so,  as  a  keen  mind  and  an  active  body.  It  is  as  important  to  exercise  the  eye 
daily  as  it  is  the  mind  and  body,  and  neglect  or  abuse  will  of  necessity  compel  correction  by  medical  or 
mechanical  science  denned  as  follows: 

An  Oculist  is  any  physician  or  doctor  of  medicine,  duly  licensed  and  practicing  medicine  who  has 
made  a  special  study  of  the  treatment  of  the  diseased  eye  and  is  specializing  therein. 

An  Optometrist  is  a  person  engaged  in  the  practice  of  Optometry.  This  is  the  science  of  exam- 
ining and  testing  eyes  and  fitting  glasses  without  the  use  of  drops,  drugs  or  medicine;  entirely  mechanical. 
It  is  recognized  by  thirty-four  states  of  the  United  States  of  America,  four  provinces  of  Canada,  by 
Australia,  and  other  foreign  countries,  as  a  distinct  mechanical  science.  The  University  of  New  York 
and  Ohio  is  teaching  this  course  in  the  Departments  of  Science  and  a  two-year  course  is  the  legal  re- 
quirement. Illinois  has  for  eighteen  years  sought  to  obtain  a  law  governing  the  practice  of  Optometry, 
but  has  so  far  only  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  Supreme  Court  decision,  which  holds,  "that  the  testing  of 
eyes  and  fitting  of  glasses  is  not  the  practice  of  medicine,  and  to  so  contend  would  only  bring  the  practice 
of  medicine  into  disrepute." 

An  Optician  is  any  person  engaged  in  the  business  of  grinding  lenses,  making  spectacles,  eye 
glasses,  cameras,  telescopes  and  other  optical  instruments. 


OSCAR  V.  BERRY 

Oscar  V.  Berry,  optometrist,  who  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  testing  eyes  and 
fitting  and  grinding  lenses  for  the  past  twenty 
years,  dates  his  residence  in  Peoria  from  1905. 
After  graduating  from  the  grammar  and  high 
school  in  the  place  of  his  nativity  in  1887,  he 
entered  the  Chicago  Institute  of  Horology,  and 
subsequently  enrolled  in  the  Ferguson  Institute, 
being  in  the  King  clinical  class  of  1895  when  he 
entered  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Optometry  and 
graduated  in  1898.  Until  1903  he  spent  at  New 
York,  and  then  continued  his  practice  at  Ypsilanti 
Michigan,  until  1905,  when  he  moved  to  Peoria. 
His  professional  ability  and  the  keen  interest  that 
he  takes  in  each  individual's  case  was  soon  ap- 
preciated, and  to-day  he  is  enjoying  a  very  lucra- 
tive practice.  He  has  a  well  appointed  office  at 
125  S.  Adams  Street,  and  also  one  of  the  most 
modern  and  fully  equipped  lense  grinding  depart- 
ments in  the  city.  The  recognition  that  the 
members  of  his  own  profession  accord  him  was 
evidenced  by  his  election  as  the  first  president  of 
the  Illinois  State  Society  of  Optometrists.  He 
keeps  in  touch  with  all  advanced  ideas  of  his  pro- 
fession by  continuous  study,  and  writes  on  the 
subject  of  Optometry  for  the  Keystone,  Opto- 
metrist and  Optician,  Optical  Journal  and  Review,  and  Optometry,  all  being  considered  the  best  maga- 
zines on  the  subject.  Fraternally  he  is  a  Mason  and  is  also  a  member  in  the  Eastern  Star. 


PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 


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DR.   WALTER  WYATT 

Walter  Wyatt,  physician  and  oculist,  with 
offices  at  311  Central  National  Bank  Building, 
was  born  at  Culter,  Indiana.  November  9th,  1864. 
Receiving  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  city,  the  Indiana  State 
Normal  School  at  Terre  Haute,  and  the  Indiana 
University  at  Bloomington,  he  taught  for  three 
years  at  Patton,  Ind.,  and  came  to  Peoria  in 
1890,  becoming  the  proprietor  of  an  optical  store 
which  he  conducted  until  1904,  and  in  the  interim 
attended  the  Illinois  Medical  College  at  Chicago, 
graduating  in  1903  with  the  degree  M.  D.  Since 
then  he  has  specialized  in  the  Opthalmological 
branch  of  medicine,  and  limits  his  practice  to 
eye  surgery,  eye  diseases  and  fitting  of  lenses. 
Dr.  Wyatt  married  Miss  Jessie  Eury,  October 
7th.  1891,  and  has  four  children.  He  is  a  Knight 
Templar  and  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  and  a 
member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Creve  Coeur  Club,  Peoria  City  and  Illinois 
State  Medical  Societies,  and  the  American 
Medical  Association.  He  is  a  trustee  and  member 
of  the  Medical  Staff  of  the  Deaconess  Home  and 
Hospital,  a  director  of  the  Farmers  Loan  and 
Homestead  Association,  and  a  member  of  the 
Hale  Memorial,  the  Methodist  Church  and  Board  of  Education  of  the  Public  Schools  of  the  City  of  Peoria. 

CHAS.  DE  MOURE 

Chas.  De  Moure,  secretary,  treasurer  and 
general  manager  of  Wyatt-De  Moure  Co.,  103 
S.  Adams  Street,  has  spent  eighteen  years  in  the 
study  of  the  eye  and  fitting  glasses  exclusively. 
After  completing  his  course  at  the  Bradley 
Polytechnic  Institute  with  the  degree  O.D.  and 
the  Northern  Illinois  College  at  Chicago  with 
the  degree  Oph.  D.,  he  spent  one  year  with  the 
celebrated  Dr.  Dombroski,  three  years  at  Free- 
port,  Illinois,  and  then  became  associated  with 
Dr.  Walter  Wyatt,  with  whom  he  has  now  been 
for  more  than  twelve  years.  In  1914  their 
business  grew  to  such  proportions  that  in  order 
to  render  their  patrons  their  usual  satisfactory 
service  it  became  necessary  for  them  to  incor- 
porate, and  the  present  firm  Wyatt-De  Moure 
Co.  was  incorporated.  While  the  store  is  situated 
at  the  above  address,  a  grinding  department  is 
located  at  120  S.  Adams  Street,  which  is  in 
charge  of  W.  L.  Haslet,  who  has  been  connected 
with  Dr.  Wyatt  for  nineteen  years,  and  wherein 
seven  people  are  continuously  kept  busy.  Dr. 
De  Moure  is  a  Mason,  being  a  Shriner,  Eastern 
Star,  and  president  of  the  Ionic  Club.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Illinois  State  Society  of  Optometrists,  and 
belongs  to  the  Natoinal  Association  of  Opto- 
metrists and  the  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce.  His  professional  ability  and  upright  life  has  gained 
for  him  the  respect  and  good  will  of  the  general  public  and  a  very  large  clientele  for  his  firm. 


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DR.  ALEXANDER   CHITTICK 


Dr.  Alexander  Chittick,  the  dis- 
coverer of  intravenous  medication,  is  a 
native  of  Lincoln,  Illinois.  After  grad- 
uating from  the  Beason  High  School  in 
1890  he  entered  the  Northern  Illinois 
Normal  School,  graduating  in  1892. 
From  that  time  until  1900,  he  taught 
school,  spending  three  years  in  the 
Peoria  County  schools  and  two  years 
in  the  Chicago  public  schools.  He  then 
enrolled  in  the  National  Medical  Uni- 
versity, from 
which  he  grad- 
uated in  1904 
with  the  degree 
M.  D.,  and  in 
addition  was 
honored  by  the 
University  in 
being  retained 
as  one  of  the 
instructors,  and 
was  offered  the 
chair  on  Hygenic 
and  Sanitary 
Science.  Not 
being  obliged  to 
devote  his  en- 
tire attention  to 
teaching,  Dr. 
Chittick  en- 
gaged in  the 
active  practice 
of  medicine.  It 
was  at  this  time  that  he  commenced 
the  experiment  of  injecting  medicine 
direct  into  the  blood,  pursuing  the 
theory  that  all  diseases  being  traceable 
to  the  condition  of  the  blood,  that  if 
the  blood  can  be  restored  normal,  the 
patient  will  be  likewise,  and  has  the 
distinction  of  being  the  first  physician 
to  successfully  give  this  treatment. 
From  1910  to  1913,  Dr.  Chittick  held 
the  chair  of  Nervous  Diseases  in  the 
Northern  College  of  Ophtalmology,  re- 


moving to  Peoria  in  that  year  and 
opening  his  offices  at  333  Woolner 
Building,  where  he  has  since  engaged 
in  the  general  practice  of  medicine, 
specializing  in  his  wonderful  discovery 
of  intravenous  medication,  the  benefits 
of  which  the  people  here  soon  learned. 
To-day  he  is  being  kept  busy  giving 
this  treatment.  Fraternally  Dr.  Chit- 
tick  is  a  K.  P.  and  a  W.  0.  W.,  and 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Authors'  Club, 
having  written 
a  book  on  Bio- 
chemistry and 
another  one 
containing  1000 
questions  and 
answers  on 
medicine  which 
is  used  extensive- 
ly b  y  students 
preparing  for 
the  State  Board 
Examination. 
He  is  also  the 
inventor  of  an 
Inhaler  and  in- 
troduced Ethyl 
Chloride  as  a 
general  anaes- 
thetic. Dr.  Chit- 
tick's  inhaler  is 
the  most  unique 
instrument  ever 
offered  to  the  profession,  being  adapt- 
ed to  the  administration  of  not  only 
somnoforme  but  all  other  anaesthetics, 
and  has  many  points  of  superiorty  over 
other  inhalers.  The  Anaesthetic  is  a 
mixture  of  Ehyl  and  Methyl  Chloride 
with  Ethyl  Bromide.  This  anaesthetic 
when  used  in  his  inhaler,  which  is  air 
tight,  requires  so  small  a  quantity  that 
there  is  no  after  effect  whatever.  Both 
have  been  received  with  great  favor  by 
the  profession  and  are  used  extensively. 


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PEORIA'S   GENERAL   HOSPITALS 

By  DR.  CLIFFORD  U.  COLLINS 

Peoria  is  very  fortunate  in  having  three  large  hospitals  with  which  to  care  for  her 
people  who  may  be  sick  or  injured. 

The  John  C.  Proctor  Hospital  was  ob- 
tained through  the  philanthropy  of  the  late 
John  C.  Proctor.  It  is  conveniently  situated, 
being  within  walking  distance  of  the  Union 
Station,  and  easily  reached  by  the  street  cars. 
It  has  one  hundred  beds.  Besides  the  wards 
it  has  a  large  number  of  private  rooms,  four 
having  a  private  bath  attached.  It  has  three 
operating  rooms. 


operating  rooms. 


The  Deaconess  Hospital  is  situated 
on  the  Central  Bluff  and  also  overlooks  the 
river  and  city.  It  is  financed  by  the  Metho- 
dist Church  and  was  built  by  subscriptions 
from  its  members  and  friends.  The  new 
building,  which  was  ready  for  occupancy 
April  1914,  is  the  last  word  in  hospital  con- 
struction. It  has  fifty  beds,  including  two 
large  wards,  and  thirty  private  rooms,  ten 
having  private  bath  rooms.  It  has  three 
The  building  is  absolutely  fireproof  throughout. 


The  St.  Francis  Hospital  is  located  on  the  East  Bluff  and  commands  a  splendid 
view  of  the  river  and  upper  portion  of  the  city.    It  was  built  by  a  community  of  Sisters 


of  the  Third  Order  of  St.  Francis  and  is  a  splendid  example  of  the  benevolences  of  the 
Sisters  of  the  Catholic  Church.    It  has  one  hundred  and  fifty  beds.    There  are  several 


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wards,  and  a  large  number  of  private  rooms,  eleven  having  private  bath  rooms.  There 
are  three  operating  rooms. 

These  hospitals  have  laboratories,  drug-rooms,  X-ray  equipment,  obstetrical 
departments,  modern  sterilizing  plants,  roof-gardens  and  porches  for  the  fresh  air 
treatment,  and  represent  all  that  is  modern  and  complete  in  hospital  construction. 

They  not  only  care  for  the  sick  and  suffering  in  Peoria,  but  receive  a  great  many 
patients  from  surrounding  towns.  All  three  hospitals  have  training  schools  for  nurses 
and  require  a  course  of  study  of  three  years.  The  Proctor  and  Deaconess  Hospitals 
graduate  a  class  of  Registered  Nurses  each  year.  The  Sisters  of  St.  Francis  do  net 
nurse  patients  outside  of  their  hospitals,  but  the  mother-house  being  in  Peoria,  the 
novitiates  are  trained  here  for  the  branch  hospitals  in  other  cities. 

Each  hospital  has  a  staff  composed  of  physicians  and  surgeons  representing  the 
various  branches  and  specialties  in  medicine,  and  the  reputation  of  those  on  the  Staff 
is  in  keeping  with  the  high  standard  of  the  equipment. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  that  the  character  cf  Peoria's  Hospitals 
guarantees  to  the  patients  the  highest  degree  of  skillful  care. 

THE  CUMERFORD  FUNERAL  HOME 


The  Ideal  Funeral  Establishment  of  Peoria 


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PEORIA   CITY  MEDICAL   SOCIETY 

The  laws  of  Illinois  in  the  early  forties  did  not  prescribe  who  may  and  who  shall 
not  practice  medicine.  To  protect  themselves  and  the  public  against  this  evil  and 
the  inroads  of  a  growing  class  of  charlatans  in  the  medical  profession,  and  in  the  main 
loyal  to  their  sense  of  personal  dignity  and  traditionary  principles  of  ethics,  nineteen 
of  the  most  prominent  practitioners  established  a  sort  of  a  circle  of  defense  and  offense, 
and  on  the  15th  of  April,  1848,  formed  themselves  into  a  medical  society,  which  has 
been  kept  up  to  this  day  and  known  as  Peoria  City  Medical  Society. 

Subsequently  the  society  was  incorporated  and  has  grown  to  a  present  member- 
ship of  one  hundred  and  forty-four  active  practitioners.  The  officers  are:  Dr.  C.  D. 
Thomas,  president;  Dr.  J.  F.  Cooper,  vice-president;  Dr.  0.  J.  Roskoten,  second 
vice-president;  Dr.  E.  W.  Oliver,  secretary  and  treasurer.  Their  meetings  are  held 
on  the  first  and  third  Tuesday  of  each  month  at  the  Jefferson  Hotel. 

DR.  H.  G.  EICHHORN 

Dr.  H.  G.  Eichhorn,  physician  and  surgeon,  with  offices  at  309  Central 
National  Bank  Building,  is  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  since  1896. 
He  was  born  in  Springbay,  Illinois,  which  is  just  across  the  river  from  Peoria, 
April  20th,  1872.  Upon  completing  his  preliminary  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
nativity,  he  entered  the  North  Western  University  at  Evanston,  Illinios,  taking 
the  preparatory  course  and  subsequently  enrolled  in  the  medical  department  of  the 
same  school,  graduating  in  1896  with  the  degree  M.  D.  Immediately  after  his 
graduation  he  returned  to  Peoria  and  has  practiced  here  since.  By  his  professional 
skill,  fertile  resources  and  calmness  in  a  crisis,  he  has  won  for  himself  a  reputation 
and  is  enjoying. a  large  and  lucrative  practice.  In  1900  Dr.  Eichhorn  was  married 
to  Miss  Louise  Ehringer,  a  daughter  of  Albert  E.  Ehringer  of  Lacon,  Illinois,  and 
has  four  children.  He  is  a  Mason  and  a  member  in  the  Peoria  City  and  Illinois 
State  Medical  Societies,  and  the  American  Medical  Association,  and  was  recently 
appointed  as  medical  examiner  of  Wolf's  Baths. 

PEORIA  COUNTY  DENTAL   SOCIETY 

By  DR.  0.  P.  WILTZ 

The  Peoria  County  Dental  Society,  which  is  the  outgrowth  of  the  Peoria  Dental 
Society,  was  reorganized  in  1905  as  a  component  society  of  the  Illinois  State  Dental 
Society.  Its  object  is  to  promote  the  public  welfare  by  the  advancement  of  the  dental 
profession  in  education,  science,  mutual  fellowship  and  good  feeling,  by  union  of 
effort  with  other  local  organizations  as  component  parts  of  the  Illinois  State  Dental 
Society,  by  the  advocacy  of  proper  legislation,  and  by  co-operation  with  the  medical 
profession  in  all  matters  of  mutual  interest  and  advantage  to  the  people  of  the  state. 
.  The  meetings  are  held  in  Peoria  the  first  Monday  of  October,  November,  Dec- 
ember, January,  February,  March,  April,  May  and  June. 

The  present  officers  are:  President,  Dr.  C.  M.  Smith,  609-11  Jefferson  Building, 
phone  Main  983,  Peoria,  111.;  vice-president,  Dr.  C.  E.  Read,  Citizen's  phone,  47-A, 
Pekin,  111.;  secretary,  Dr.  O.  P.  Wiltz,  suite  418  Jefferson  Building,  phone,  Main  381, 
Peoria,  111.;  treasurer,  Dr.  J.  P.  Luthringer,  507  Jefferson  Building  phones  Main  1616, 
Peoria,  111.;  librarian,  Dr.  M.  Grace  G.  Atkinson,  Havana,  111. 

Two  infirmaries  have  been  established  in  the  city  by  the  society;  one  at  the 


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Neighborhood  House,  2000  S.  Washington  Street,  which  is  open  every  Tuesday  after- 
noon from  1  to  4  o'clock;  the  second  at  the  Douglas  School,  Reed  Avenue,  which  is 
open  every  Thursday  and  Friday  morning  from  9  to  12  o'clock  of  the  school  year, 
excepting  holidays.  These  clinics  are  cared  for  by  a  volunteer  staff  of  twenty-nine 
members  of  the  Peoria  County  Dental  Society.  They  are  also  establishing  a  course 
of  lectures  in  the  grade  schools  of  this  city,  first  course  February  22nd,  and  continued 
for  ten  days.  It  is  the  purpose  of  the  Oral  Hygiene  staff  to  give  a  course  of  illustrated 
lectures  in  each  school  in  each  semester  in  the  future,  and  to  establish  additional 
infirmaries  as  conditions  will  allow. 


CHURCHES 

Peoria  has  eighty-one  churches,  fifteen  denominations.  Many  of  these  church 
buildings  add  greatly  to  the  architectural  beauty  of  Peoria.  All  these  organizations 
have  large  memberships  and  able  pastors  and  priests. 


First  Congregational 


First  Methodist,  now  under  construction 


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FLOWERS 

There  is  in  every  one  a  natural  love  of  brightness  and  beauty.  And  more  than  anything  the  flower 
seems  to  meet  that  need.  From  the  earliest  and  medieval  times  when  the  savage  and  most  primitive 
races  gathered  flowers  for  offering  to  their  Gods,  until  the  present  day  when  they  are  used  for  decorative 
purposes  and  symbols  of  expression,  whether  a  social  function,  baptism,  marriage  or  funeral,  there  is 
nothing  that  can  fill  the  place  of  flowers.  Our  need  and  our  demand  for  them  are  continual  and  un- 
questioned. To  supply  this  want  and  particularly  that  of  the  person  who  lives  in  the  large  and  congested 
city,  where  flower  gardens  are  prohibitive,  the  green  house  came  into  existence.  Tracing  its  origin  to  the 
old  Romans,  who  were  able  to  secure  fresh  fruits  and  vegetables  for  their  banquets  the  year  around, 
the  greenhouse  to-day  and  particularly  the  construction  of  it  has  become  an  art  in  itself.  So  careful 
and  accurate  must  this  work  be  in  the  grading,  foundation,  frame  work,  glazing  and  painting,  plant 
tables,  ventilation,  heating  and  numerous  other  features,  that  special  instruction  is  given  in  the  various 
universities  and  colleges  and  the  degree  Horticultural  Architect  conferred.  An  uneven  thick  glass  may 
cause  a  more  or  less  distinct  focusing  of  the  sun's  rays  and  burn  the  flowers :  and  when  the  different 
temperatures  are  taken  into  consideration,  viz.:  the  night  temperature  for  violets  being  40-45°,  carnations 
50-55°,  roses  60°.  stove  plants  70°,  etc.,  one  can  readily  see  how  strong  a  factor  the  heating  system  is :  and 
all  others  are  equally  important.  Each  flower  has  its  own  season  and  the  grower  must  make  conditions 
as  nearly  normal  as  possible  and  imitate  a  natural  day,  having  the  full  complement  of  continuous  sun- 
light and  periodity  in  temperature  from  the  lowest  temperature  before  dawn  to  the  gradual  rise  mid-day 
or  later.  It  must  be  watered  properly  and  protected  from  becoming  diseased  or  being  attacked  by 
insects.  Each  plant  must  be  sowed,  nursed  and  receive  the  same  special  attention  and  individual  care 
that  an  infant  receives.  Possessed  of  this  technical  knowledge  and  thirty-six  years  of  actual  experience  is 

CHAS.  LOVERIDGE 

who  has  the  largest  greenhouse  in  Peoria ,  and  the  only  one  in  Central  Illinois  growing  orchids  in  any 
quantity.    Mr.  Loveridge  is  a  native  of  Devonshire  England   and  was  born  in  1860.    From  childhood 

he  was  interested  in  the 
growth  and  cultivation  of 
flowers  and  in  1889  came 
to  Peoria  and  engaged  in 
the  florist  business.  By 
continuous  hard  work  and 
strict  application  to  busi- 
ness Mr.  Loveridge  built 
up  an  institution  that 
to-day  occupies  over  six 
acres  of  ground  devoted 
exclusively  to  the  cultiva- 
tion of  cut  flowers.  He 
has  a  range  of  greenhouses 
consisting  of  fifteen  build- 
ings, exclusive  of  the  heat- 
ing plant,  constructed  and  equipped  in  the  most  modern  and  scientific  manner,  with  more  than  75,000 
square  feet  of  glass,  wherein  the  choicest  cut  flowers,  shrubs,  bulbs,  plants,  etc.,  are  grown.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  roses,  carnations,  chrysanthymums,  violets,  lily  of  the  valley,  orchids,  etc.  Like  walking 
through  miles  of  perfumed  bowers  and  all  manner  of  wondrous  floral  luxuriance  is  a  visit  to  this  green- 
house, the  main  entrance  being  at  Arcadia  and  Wisconsin  Avenues,  and  from  which  flowers  are  shipped 
all  over  the  central  part  of  Illinois.  For  the  accommodation  of  the  retail  trade  Mr.  Loveridge  maintains 
a  store  at  127  S.  Jefferson  Avenue,  where  fresh  cut  flowers  are  kept  daily.  Any  kind  of  a  flower,  any 
kind  of  a  floral  design,  no  matter  what  the  occasion  may  be  or  the  quantity  desired,  can  be  had  at  this 
store.  As  a  financial  factor  Mr.  Loveridge  is  vice-president  in  the  Farmers  Savings  and  Loan  Association. 
Fraternally  he  is  a  Mason,  and  belongs  to  the  Dramatic  Order  Knights  of  Khorasson,  Modern  Woodmen 
of  America,  Independent  Order  of  Foresters,  Knights  of  the  Maccabees  and  the  North  American  Union. 
Those  who  know  him  recognize  his  sterling  worth  as  a  man  and  citizen,  and  through  his  honorable  and 
upright  business  dealings  and  living,  ccmmsnds  the  respect  and  appreciation  of  all. 


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JOHN  D.  KENNEDY  UNDERTAKER 

A  View  of  the  Office  at  2027  South  Adams  Street 


GAUSS  UNDERTAKING  CO. 


Chapel  at   708  Main  Street.     Established  1860.     Wm.  F.  and  J.  GAUSS,  Props. 


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THE  JEFFERSON   HOTEL 

The  Jefferson  Hotel  is  Peoria's  leading  hos- 
telry. This  hotel  was  opened  to  the  public  in 
February,  1912,  and  the  business  from  that 
time  was  such  that  in  1914,  two  additional 
floors  were  added.  The  hotel  now  has  two 
hundred  and  fifty-five  guest  rooms,  each  with 
private  bath,  telephone  service  and  furnished  in 
the  most  modern  and  up-to-date  manner.  The 
house  is  operated  on  the  European  plan,  with  a 
cafe  on  the  main  floor  in  connection.  Also, 
located  on  the  premises  is  a  tea  room,  palm 
room,  Indian  room,  and  a  large  banquet  hall 
that  will  easily  accommodate  three  hundred  and 
fifty  guests.  The  banquet  hall  can  be  tra.ns- 
formed  to  a  ball  room  when  desired.  The  hotel 
furnishes  employment  to  one  hundred  and  forty 
people,  and  has  a  pay  roll  of  $6,500  a  month. 

The  Jefferson  is  under  the  management  of  Horace  Leland  Wiggins,  a  gentleman  of 
many  years  of  practical  experience  in  the  hotel  business.  Officers  of  the  Jefferson 
Hotel  Co.  are  W.  E.  Hull,  president,  Arthur  Lehmann,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

CENTRAL  ELECTRIC   CO. 

The  Central  Electric  Company  of  Peoria  is  an  old  established  firm  located  at 
238  S.  Jefferson  Street,  that  has  made  a  specialty  of  electric  work,  wiring  buildings 
and  doing  all  kinds  of  electric  work.  In  addition  to  the  construction  work,  they  main- 
tain a  store  in  which  are  all  the  modern  electric  devices  to  lighten  the  labor  in  the  house- 
hold— electric  irons,  vacuum  cleaners,  washing  machines,  fans  and  Mazda  lamps. 
The  fixtures  for  lighting  a  residence  or  store  are  now  having  more  thought  both  as  to 
design  and  to  getting  the  maximum  amount  of  light  without  an  excessive  cost  for 
current.  The  Central  Electric  Company  has  a  well  selected  line  of  fixtures  suitable 
for  all  classes  of  buildings,  and  makes  a  specialty  of  residence  work.  They  have  equipped 
a  special  rocm  for  the  display  of  the  indirect  lighting  system  and  can  show  how  a 
fixture  will  light  up  a  room,  so  that  one  can  tell  just  how  it  will  look  in  the  place  it  is 
intended  for.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Chas.  D.  Brainard  and  Louis  B.  Van  Nuys. 

CHAS.  JOHNSON   HARDWARE  CO. 

The  Chas.  Johnson  Hardware  Co.,  at  2023  South  Adams  Street,  was  established 
in!885  by  Chas.  Johnson,  who  opened  a  small  hardware  store  in  the  same  block  and 
two  years  later  moved  to  the  present  location.  By  strict  application  to  business  and 
honest  dealings,  with  the  aid  of  his  two  brothers,  William  and  P.  A.,  he  built  up  one 
of  the  largest  hardware  establishments  in  Peoria  and  extended  his  trade  within  a  radius 
of  one  hundred  miles  outside  of  the  city.  Everything  in  the"  general  line  of  hardware 
and  mill  supplies  is  carried  at  this  store,  as  well  as  a  complete  line  of  paints,  glass, 
ranges,  gas  stoves  and  refrigerators.  They  also  handle  and  install  all  kinds  of  heating 
plants,  such  as  steam,  hot  water  heat  and  furnace,  and  do  roofing  and  sheet  metal 
work.  In  1901  they  incorporated  under  the  present  name,  and  the  present  officers 
and  stockholders  are  Chas.  Johnson,  president;  P.  A.  Johnson,  vice-president,  and 
Wm.  Johnson,  secretary  and  treasurer. 


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PEORIA'S   PRESS 

Tracing  its  origin  to  1834,  when  the  first  editor  and  printer  came  to  Peoria,  the 
Press  as  it  exists  to-day,  is  confined  to  three  English  newspapers — one  morning  and 
two  evening  papers — and  one  German  newspaper,  altho  there  have  been  a  number  of 
weekly  and  monthly  publications  started  that  had  an  ephemeral  existence.  The 
Peoria  Transcript  is  issued  in  the  morning  and  the  Star,  Journal  and  Die  Sonne  in 
the  afternoon.  They  are  all  well  and  ably  edited  occupying  the  front  rank  in  provincial 
journalism  and  hold  their  own  against  metropolitan  competition.  They  represent  the 
vital  interests  of  this  city  and  have  done  and  are  now  doing  all  that  is  within  their 
power  to  advance  its  interests. 

The  Peoria  Transcript,  which  is  the  only  morning  newspaper  in  this  city,  first 
appeared  December  17,  1855,  and  was  published  by  William  Rounseville,  who  also 
was  a  pastor  of  the  Universalist  faith,  and  Nathaniel  C.  Nason,  who  was  a  practical 
printer.  Caleb  Whittemore  next  succeeded  to  the  management  and  entered  into 
partnership  with  Sanford  Moon.  Subsequently,  the  Transcript  was  managed  suc- 
cessively by  James  G.  and  Gilmore  Merrill,  Nathan  Geer,  Enoch  Emery,  Edward 
Andrews,  Walter  Givens,  William  Hoyne,  Col.  E.  P.  Brooks,  Major  S.  Brackett  and 
R.  M.  Hanna.  In  1893  the  property  was  placed  on  a  modern  basis,  and  in  1898  was 
merged  with  the  Peoria  Herald  under  the  title  of  Herald-Transcript.  In  its  hyphenated 
form  it  was  published  by  Henry  M.  Pindell,  who  held  the  property  until  1902,  when 
it  was  sold  to  a  stock  company  headed  by  P.  G.  Rennick.  After  a  few  years,  Charles 
H.  May  acquired  the  property,  retiring  from  its  management  a  year  ago.  Fred  A. 
Stowe,  who  came  to  Peoria  in  April,  1913,  as  editor  of  the  Herald-Transcript,  is  now 
editor  and  manager  of  the  Transcript.  The  Herald  was  dropped  August  17,  1914. 

The  Peoria  Star  Company,  operating  the  Peoria  Evening  Star  and  Sunday 
Morning  Star  was  organized  in  1897  by  Mr.  Eugene  F.  Baldwin  and  Mr.  Chas.  H. 
Powell,  who  had  been  former  proprietors  of  The  Peoria  Journal.  The  first  issue  came 
from  the  press  on  September  27th  of  that  year,  and  the  total  press  run  was  in  the 
neighborhood  of  5,000  copies.  The  Star  has  steadily  grown  and  has  a  circulation  now 
of  more  than  21,000.  Chas.  H.  Powell  died  in  1903  and  Mr.  Baldwin  died  November 
18th,  1914.  Harry  M.  Powell  is  now  business  manager  of  The  Peoria  Star  Company 
and  Mr.  Seymour  A.  Oakley,  the  editor. 

The  Peoria  Evening  Journal  is  the  oldest  daily  newspaper  in  the  city  of  Peoria 
that  has  been  published  continuously  under  one  title.  The  Journal  was  established 
in  1877  by  Jacob  B.  Barnes  and  Eugene  Baldwin,  now  both  deceased.  In  1902  the 
Journal  was  purchased  by  Henry  M.  Pindell,  the  present  publisher,  who  up  to  that 
time  had  published  successfully  for  a  number  of  years  the  Peoria  Herald-Transcript. 
During  the  last  decade  the  Journal  has  made  remarkable  progress,  and  the  paper  now 
claims  a  larger  paid  circulation  than  any  other  Peoria  newspaper.  The  Journal 
carries  exclusively  in  the  evening  field  the  full  Associated  Press  reports,  and  for  several 
years  has  exceeded  in  volume  of  advertising  any  newspaper  in  the  state  outside  of 
Chicago. 

Die  Sonne  was  first  published  in  1878  and  is  owned  by  the  Peoria  Sonne  Pub- 
lishing Co.,  of  which  L.  Ph.  Wolf  is  president;  Louis  Herrmann,  vice-president;  Her- 
mann Goldberger,  secretary  and  city  editor,  and  Wm.  C.  Grebe,  treasurer.  It  is 
the  only  German  newspaper  in  Peoria,  altho  others  have  come  and  gone.  Its  influence 
is  far  reaching  and  is  read  extensively  throughout  Illinois  and  neighboring  states,  not 
only  by  the  Germans,  but  a  large  number  of  other  foreign  speaking  people.  It  is  one 
of  the  livest  newspapers  in  the  state. 

FINANCIAL  INSTITUTIONS 

Providing  the  financial  sinews  for  all  this  big  business  in  the  city  of  Peoria  are  eleven  banks  with 
a  combined  capital  of  over  five  million  dollars.  All  are  old  established  institutions  and  are  a  part  of  the 
Regional  Bank  Territory  of  which  Chicago  is  the  center.  Each  one  carries  a  reserve  in  the  government 
bank  located  there.  The  average  daily  banking  business  is  more  than  a  half  million  dollars,  and  the 
bank  clearings  for  the  year  1914  were  $173,103,643.33. 

In  sixty  years,  the  city  of  Peoria  has  gone  through  every  phase  of  banking;  from  the  lowest,  most 
primitive  and  most  unstable  finance  up  through  the  grades  to  the  soundest  and  most  excellent  banking 


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that  the    country   knows.       As   an    example,    Peoria   points    with    pride   to    the 
FIRST  NATIONAL   BANK  OF   PEORIA 

which  is  chronologically  considered  the  oldest  existing  banking  institution  in  the  city. 
In  1851,  Nathaniel  B.  Curtiss  and  his  brother,  Pliny  Curtiss  (under  the  name  of  N.  B. 
Curtiss  &  Co.),  opened  a  private  banking  business,  and  after  a 
varied  career  with  numerous  changes  that  business  was  succeeded 
by  M.  P.  Stone  &  Co.,  who  were  succeeded  by  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Peoria  in  1863,  opening  for  business  January  6th,  1863, 
and  continuing  since  with  a  most  marked  success.  To-day  the 
bank  occupies  its  own  building  which  was  erected  in  1911,  at 
210-12  S.  Adams  Street,  and  in  addition  to  conducting  a  general 
banking  business  is  a  depositary  of  the  United  States,  also  a 
Postal  Savings  Depositary  and  a  depositary  of  the  city  of  Peoria 
and  the  Board  of  School  inspectors  of  the  city  of  Peoria. 

Affiliated  with  it  and  occupying  the  same  premises  is  the 
Savings  Bank  of  Peoria,  the  oldest  and  largest  savings  bank  in 
the  city,  which  in  addition  to  paying  interest  on  savings  and 
time  deposits,  makes  loans  on  real  estate  and  collateral;  buys 
and  sells  foreign  exchange,  and  is  authorized  by  the  State  of 
Illinois  to  accept  and  execute  trusts,act  as  guardian,  executor,  and 
take  charge  of  real  and  personal  estates.  A  specially  equipped  steel  safe  deposit 
vault,  is  maintained,  which  is  guaranteed  to  be  fire,  burglar  and  mob  proof,  and 
contains  1000  boxes  for  the  safe  keeping  of  papers,  etc.  Combined  assets  over  $8,000,000. 

J.  B.  WILTON,  BRO.  &   CO. 

Mr.  John  B.Wilton, 
president  of  the  firm 
of  J.  B.  Wilton,  Bro. 
&  Co.,  was  born  in 
Beachville,  Ontario, 
on  the  26th  day  of 
December,  1862,  and 
came  to  Peoria  on  the 
first  day  of  May, 
1884.  He  entered  the 
employ  of  the  late  Mr. 
James  Bennett,  as  his 
assistant  in  the  under- 
taking business,  in 
the  same  location  that 
is  now  occupied  by 
the  present  firm.  In 

the  same  year,  1891,  he  bought  the  business  from  Mr.  Bennett,  and  about  the  same 
time  sent  for  his  younger  brother,  Richard,  to  come  to  Peoria  and  learn  the  business. 
Several  years  later  Mr.  Wilfred  G.  Barthel  also  entered  Mr.  Wilton's  employ  as  an  as- 
sistant. On  January  1st,  1913,  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  J.  B. 
Wilton,  Bro.  &  Co.  The  officers  are:  John  B.  Wilton,  president;  Richard  S.  Wilton, 
vice-president;  James  B.  Wilton,  secretary  and  Wilfred  G.  Barthel,  treasurer. 


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RUNNELLS  SCHOOL  OF  MUSIC 

H.  D.  Runnells,  Director 


Harry  D.  Runnells,  director  of  the 
Runnells  School  of  Music,  527  Main  St., 
was  born  and  educated  at  Chicago,  111. 
At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  displayed  a 
great  inclination  for  music  and  his  par- 
ents concluded  to  give  him  instruction 
on  the  violin.  So  devoted  did  he  become 
to  his  violin  that  everybody  soon  realized 
him  to  be  possessed  of  extraordinary 
talent,  and  he  was  permitted  to  follow 
this  study  exclusively,  developing  his 
musical  educa- 
tion under  some 
of  the  world's 
famous  instruc- 
tors, such  as 
Carl  Becker, 
Ernst  Schmidt 
and  Theodore 
Spiering  of  Ber- 
lin. After  study- 
ing every  branch 
of  music  and 
becoming  thor- 
oughly profici- 
ent therein,  he 
came  to  Peoria 
fourteen  years 
ago  and  engaged 
in  teaching'  and 
concert  work. 
His  abilities 
were  soon  dis- 
covered and 

after  many  efforts  the  Gray's  College  of 
Music  in  Bloomington  induced  him  to 
become  Director  of  their  violin  depart- 
ment, where  he  remained  for  two  years. 
He  then  became  affiliated  in  a  similar 
capacity  at  the  Eureka  College,  where 
he  remained  for  three  years,  building  up 
the  largest  music  department  that  the 
college  ever  had.  Finally  Mr.  Runnells 
was  pursuaded  by  his  many  friends 
to  establish  a  school  at  Peroia,  so 


that  those  seeking  a  good  musical  educa- 
tion might  take  advantage  of  his  ability, 
and  in  consequence  the  Runnells  School 
of  Music  was  opened  several  years  ago. 
This  institution  as  it  stands  to-day, 
portrays  the  wonderful  knowledge,  de- 
velopment and  many  years  of  practical 
experience  cf  its  founder  and  director, 
who  is  supported  by  a  staff  of  teachers  of 
unusual  ability  and  wide  experience. 
It  offers  a  complete  course  in  every 
branch  of  music, 
vocal,  all  instru- 
ments,harmony, 
musical  history, 
elocution,  and 
also  dramatic 
art,  from  the 
kindergart  e  n 
department, 
which  includes 
the  color  system, 
chart  work,  no- 
tation, audition, 
rhythm  exer- 
cises, table 
technic,  circle 
harmony,  key- 
board drills,  etc. 
to  concert  work. 
By  his  original 
and  unique 
methods,  child- 
ren as  young  as 

three  years  of  age  may  commence  the 
study  cf  music.  With  the  school  as  a 
nucleus,  a  dozen  branch  studies  are  now 
operating  in  various  towns  in  the  vicinity 
of  Peoria,  and  all  pupils,  whether  they 
are  studying  music  for  their  own  pleasure 
or  for  a  professional  career,  acknowledge 
their  indebtedness  to  Mr.  Runnells  as  an 
instructor  and  director.  The  fame  of  his 
school  has  been  of  material  assistance 
to  Peoria's  publicity. 


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MUSIC  AND  ART  IN  PEORIA 

Topography,  shaded  streets,  well  paved  avenues,  handsome  boulevards,  spacious 
home  places,  well  trimmed  lawns,  schools,  churches,  parks,  contribute  to  beautiful 
Peoria,  but  other  elements  must  be  considered.  Song  and  verse  exert  an  influence  and 
create  inspirations  that  are  vital. 

Peoria  is  a  music  center.  Four  conservatories  are  the  hubs  around  which  revolve 
musical  activities.  Aided  by  two  musical  societies  and  the  proposed  Municipal 
Fine  Arts  Center  it  is  destined  to  be  a  leading  factor  in  the  musical  world  and  already 
is  exerting  its  influences  in  Central  Illinois. 

THE  AMATEUR  MUSICAL   CLUB 

By  MRS.  BESSIE  CURKAN  SMITH 

Away  back  in  the  summer  of  1906  the  need  of  association  of  people  with  a  common 
interest  became  evident  to  Miss  Katherine  Hart,  who  was  meeting  her  piano  pupils, 
individually,  each  week.  So  they  agreed  to  meet  regularly  together  to  give  programs 
and  to  study  music  for  the  love  of  it  and  the  benefit  to  be  derived  from  such  association. 
The  mothers  came  when  they  could  and  in  the  fall,  when  school  work  must  be  re- 
sumed, the  older  ones  decided  to  meet  in  the  mornings  and  continue  the  work.  This 
was  done  from  September  to  May,  when  Miss  Hart  decided  that,  as  a  club,  it  must 
handle  its  own  affairs  and  have  regularly  appointed  officers,  as  her  work  would  not 
permit  her  to  manage  these  affairs  any  longer. 

That  was  eight  years  ago,  when  Mrs.  Hinckle  became  the  first  official  president 
of  the  Amateur  Musical  Club.  The  next  year  the  club  attained  the  dignity  of  a  printed 
year  book,  and  step  by  step  it  has  grown  until  it  has  now  become  a  magnificent  in- 
stitution with  over  one  thousand  members.  After  five  years  of  service,  Mrs.  Hinckle 
retired  and  the  work,  so  well  begun,  has  been  carried  forward  under  the  direction  of 
Mrs.  Wellington  Housworth  and  later  by  Mrs.  H.  M.  Brown.  Each  year  the  club 
has  financed  some  of  the  best  attractions  available  in  America. 

The  club  is  indeed  fortunate  in  securing  Mrs.  D.  C.  Chaffee  for  president  during 
the  coming  year.  Her  long  experience  with  musical  affairs  assures  a  series  of  artistic 
events.  The  other  officers,  who  are  just  entering  on  their  duties  for  the  new  year,  are: 
Mrs.  Jacques  Bloom,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  Frank  T.  Miller,  second  vice-president; 
Mrs.  Arthur  G.  Smith,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  Walter  Thede,  corresponding  sec- 
retary; Miss  Helen  Nixon,  press  secretary;  Miss  Anna  Resor,  financial  secretary;  Mrs. 
David  Lackey,  federation  secretary;  Mrs.  W.  S.  Parry,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Leonard 
Hillis,  auditor.  Directors:  Miss  Emma  Frances  Martin,  Miss  Harriet  Kidder,  Mrs. 
Alonzo  Wookey,  Mrs.  Rosa  Kahn,  Mrs.  M.  L.  Houser,  and  Mrs.  Leroy  Bird. 

In  thinking  of  the  object  of  the  Amateur  Musical  Club,  the  whole  spirit  of  it  is 
incorporated  in  the  name  itself.  In  its  purest  sense,  an  amateur  is  one  who  follows  an 
art  for  the  love  of  it — not  a  superficial  or  defective  person.  So  the  Amateur  Musical 
Club  is  an  association  of  people  who  are  banded  together  by  their  love  for  music,  so 
that  in  a  united  effort  this  love  may  become  so  strong  that  it  will  fill  our  whole  city. 


VIEWS   OF   THE   STUDIOS 


m  I  m 


PEORIA    MUSICAL   COLLEGE,  MADISON   AND    FAYETTE 


THE   RECITAL  HALL   AND   ORGAN 


THE    OFFICE    AND    LOBBY 


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PEORIA   MUSICAL   COLLEGE 

The  Peoria  Musical  College,  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
is  authorized  by  its  charter  to  issue  certificates  and  diplomas  and  confer  degrees. 
It  is  the  largest  and  best  equipped  musical  college  in  this  section  of  the  state;  its  aim 
being  to  maintain  the  highest  standard  of  excellence  in  all  its  branches  of  study,  and 
to  provide  at  nominal  expense,  courses  of  instruction  equal  to  those  in  the  best  in- 
stitutions of  the  country.  With  Franklin  Stead  as  its  director  and  Henry  G.  Gamber, 
business  manager,  men  of  unquestionable  ability  and  reputation,  the  school  has 
enjoyed  a  remarkable  growth  since  its  organization  four  years  ago,  and  is  noted 
throughout  this  and  surrounding  states  for  the  thorough,  systematic  and  careful 
training  the  students  receive.  During  the  past  year  the  beautiful  and  modern  building 
(as  seen  on  the  opposite  page),  was  erected  by  the  college  officials  for  the  exclusive 
use  of  the  institution. 

Twenty-three  teachers,  many  of  whom  have  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  study  with 
the  best  American  and  European  masters,  comprise  the  faculty.  Courses  of  instruction 
are  offered  in  piano,  organ,  voice,  violin,  violoncello,  public  school  methods,  theory  of 
music  in  all  its  branches,  normal  training,  musical  history,  ensemble  playing,  cornet, 
trombone,  clarinet,  saxaphone  and  other  orchestral  instruments,  school  of  expression 
and  dramatic  art,  modern  languages,  English,  physical  culture,  classic  and  aesthetic 
dancmg. 

The  Pekin  School  of  Music  which  was  opened  about  a  year  ago,  is  a  branch  of 
the  Peoria  Musical  College,  and  the  courses  of  instruction  and  requirements  are 
identical. 

Its  growth  is  a  very  flattering  tribute  to  the  members  of  the  faculty,  and  officers 
of  the  institution,  while  its  reputation  and  influence  is  one  of  Peoria's  assets. 

THE  ASSOCIATED   MUSICAL   INTERESTS 

By  EMMA  HINKLE 

The  Associated  Musical  Interests  combines  the  musical  forces  in  Peoria  for  the 
purpose  of  bringing  to  the  city  attractions  of  such  magnitude  and  artistic  worth  as 
seem  to  be  financially  beyond  the  individual  organizations.  That  such  an  organization 
was  needed  cannot  be  disputed  in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  Peoria  Musical  Clubs  have 
produced  a  concert  going  public  on  which  the  foreign  managers  have  fastened  their 
business  eye  and  on  several  occasions  have  crossed  the  border  of  Peoria's  stimulated 
musical  territory  and  swept  away  thousands  of  dollars  which  might  easily  have  been 
reaped  by  a  Peoria  organization. 

Peoria  is  now  so  well  organized  musically  that  it  can  manage  the  biggest  at- 
tractions which  the  city's  taste  can  be  educated  to  demand,  hence  the  invasions  of  the 
foreign  manager  need  not  be  tolerated. 

The  policy  adopted  by  the  Association  to  devote  the  net  proceeds  of  its  concerts 
to  a  fund  for  a  Temple  of  Music  and  Art  is  an  instant  public  spirited  appeal  to  every 
one  who  believes  in  a  " Greater  Peoria." 

The  Coliseum  acoustically  and  otherwise  is  unfit  for  artistic  performances;  only 
the  greatest  singers  and  orchestras  find  it  an  adequate  medium.  The  Shrine  Temple, 
of  which  Peoria  is  justly  proud  and  of  which  Mr.  Stock,  conductor  of  the  Thomas 
Orchestra  has  said,  "the  most  beautiful  and  complete  orchestra  hall  in  America,"  is, 
alas,  even  now  too  small  to  accommodate  our  concert  going  public. 

What  next?  A  Municipal  Temple  of  Music  and  Art,  where  all  clubs  may  have  a 
home,  where  music  festivals,  grand  opera,  for  grand  opera  is  but  a  step  away,  and 
spectacular  performances  may  be  held. 

We  have  many  public  spirited  citizens  who  realize  that  the  art  side  of  our  city 
must  keep  pace  with  its  industrial  growth  and  in  completing  the  organization  of  the 


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Associated  Musical  Interests,  it  was  no  task  to  find  one  hundred  people  who  considered 
it  a  privilege  to  be  instrumental  in  making  financially  solid  so  worthy  a  movement 
viz:  to  bring  to  our  very  doors  for  the  least  possible  price  the  world's  distinguished 
artists  for  the  upbuilding  of  our  tastes  and  the  pleasures  of  hearing  the  best. 

The  Association  is  governed  by  a  council  of  seventeen  members  composed  of 
individuals  and  clubs  represented  by  delegates.  Each  individual  in  the  council  bears 
an  equal  responsibility  with  the  clubs  in  case  of  a  deficit  in  handling  attractions.  Those 
composing  the  council  are:  Mrs.  W.  A.  Hinckle,  president;  E.  C.  Heidrich,  chairman; 
Mrs.  C.  M.  Anthony,  first  vice-president;  Mrs.  Frederick  Smith,  second  vice-president; 
Philip  Wolf,  third  vice-president;  Mrs.  Alfred  Mills,  corresponding  secretary;  Dr. 
Chas.  Smith,  treasurer;  Miss  Maud  Curtiss,  Mrs.  D.  C.  Chaff ee,  Mrs.  Nathaniel 
Griswold  and  J.  Wachenheimer.  The  delegates  are:  from  the  Association  of  Com- 
merce, Gerald  B.  Franks;  Amateur  Musical  Club,  Mrs.  H.  M.  Brown;  Peoria  Women's 
Club,  Miss  Juliett  Dodge;  Women  Teacher's  Club,  Miss  Delia  Miller;  Peoria  Musical 
College,  Franklin  Stead;  Runnell's  School  of  Music,  Harry  D.  Runnells;  Plowe  Con- 
servatory of  Music,  Eugene  Plowe. 

The  council  is  backed  by  a  substantial  list  of  one  hundred  citizens  who  agree  to 
bear  a  responsibility  of  ten  dollars  a  year  on  any  deficit  which  might  obtain,  and  are 
known  as  Associate  Guarantors. 

The  attractions  which  have  been  arranged  in  its  two  years  are  the  Thomas  Or- 
chestra in  two  May  Festivals,  John  McCormack,  and  the  world  renowned  violinist, 
Fritz  Kreisler. 

LYON  &  HEALY 


A  branch  of  the  well  known  Lyon  &  Healy  music  house  of  Chicago.  Managed 
by  Mr.  N.  Hubsh.  Exclusive  agency  for  the  Lyon  &  Healy  and  Steinway  pianos. 
Also  a  complete  line  of  everything  known  in  music,  victrolas  and  records. 


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MUNICIPAL   FINE  ARTS   CENTER 

By  MRS.  JULIA  PROCTOR  WHITE 

Peoria  is  making  rapid  advancement  commercially  and  her  great  material  re- 
sources are  being  finely  developed.  But  equal  advancement  is  made  in  aesthetic  lines. 
The  recent  co-operative  movement  of  all  organizations  and  individuals  interested  in 
Peoria's  social  and  artistic  life  is  convincing  proof.  Those  interested  have  decided  to 
secure  a  building  which  shall  be  a  center  for  all  the  arts,  bearing  the  suggested  name, 
" Municipal  Fine  Arts  Center."  This  is  a  herculean  effort,  but  the  enthusiastic  group 
which  is  planning  for  it  has  already  received  great  encouragement  and  does  not  doubt 
that  its  hopes  will  be  realized  in  the  near  future. 

The  necessity  for  a  building  of  this  kind  is  self  evident. 


for  all  the  fine  arts,  that 
developed  in  co-opera- 
the  stimulus  of  the  at- 
can  not  be  doubted.  It 
place  for  the  Amateur 
prospered  so  wonder- 
of  a  home,  which  at 
give  it;  the  Associated 
likewise  greatly  ham- 
suitable  auditorium;  the 
Allied  Arts  needs  a  place 
other  treasures,  which 
acquire  for  Peoria,  so 
have  an  opportunity 
enjoy  them;  and  num- 
and  societies  in  sym- 


riEST-rLODE-PLAN 


It  is  to  furnish  a  home 
each  may  be  more  fully 
tion  with  the  others  and 
mosphere  so  produced, 
will  provide  a  meeting 
Musical  Club,  which  has 
fully  and  is  in  dire  need 
present  Peoria  can  not 
Musical  Interests  is, 
pered  by  the  lack  of  a 
new  Peoria  Society  of 
for  the  pictures  and 
it  has  commenced  to 
that  the  people  may 
continually  to  see  and 
erous  other  smaller  clubs 
pathy  with  these  arts 
for  further  development. 


will  have  a  meeting  place 

The  project  is  gaining  more  favor  daily.     The  Peoria  Association  of  Commerce 
end  the  Associated  Musical  Interests,  the  first  organization  to  agree  to  give  all  its 


Proposed  Municipal  Fine  Arts  Centir. 


profits  (made  at  concerts)  toward  the  fund  for  the  center,  has  endorsed  it,  and  the 
day  is  not  far  off  when  the  general  public  will  respond  and  make  its  realization  possible. 


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Being  in  its  infancy  there  is  much  to  be  planned,  and  the  foregoing  illustrations 
are  offered  as  a  suggestion. 

The  building,  to  stand  on  at  least  a  city  block  of  ground,  is  so  planned  that 
additions  could  be  made  as  the  needs  require.  Of  the  two  auditoriums,  the  seating 
capacity  of  the  large  one  approximates  three  thousand,  wherein  great  dramas,  pageants, 
oratorios  and  grand  opera  can  be  given;  while  the  smaller  one,  seating  from  three  to 
five  hundred,  is  to  be  devoted  to  smaller  musicales,  dramatic  performances,  amateur 
theatricals  and  rehearsals.  In  addition  there  is  a  large  room  35  by  70  feet,  for  dancing, 
which  might  be  reserved  by  different  clubs,  or  be  open  to  the  public  evenings;  a  large 
hall  for  the  housing  of  the  pictures  and  historical  objects  collected  by  the  Society  of 
Allied  Arts,  and  a  number  of  smaller  studios  and  rehearsal  rooms  that  may  be  used 
for  various  purposes. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  larger  part  of  the  entertainments  given  in  this  center  will  be 
self-created;  that  it  will  materially  aid  and  be  an  incentive  to  people  to  write  their 
own  plays,  produce  them,  and  act  them;  compose  their  own  music;  invent  their  own 
dances,  and  in  every  way  work  out  and  develop  their  own  abilities  and  talent.  To  sit 
in  an  audience*  and  be  entertained  by  others  is  pleasant  but  only  half  the  situation  is 
met  thereby.  Our  great  need  is  for  constructive,  active  amusements. 

Peoria  needs  this  center  and  wants  it,  and  what  Peoria  wants  it  always  gets. 
The  ultimate  erection  of  this  center  can  not  be  questioned  and  the  committee  invites 
suggestions,  requesting  that  they  be  mailed  in  the  care  of  the  Peoria  Association  of 
Commerce. 

CHAS.  C.  ADAMS   &  CO. 

Peoria's  Music  House 

For  more  than  a  score  of  years  the  house  of  Chas.  C.  Adams  &  Co  has  been 
known 'to  music  lovers  of  Central  Illinois.  In  that  time  they  have  continued  to 
grow  until  now  they  operate  eleven  branch  stores  throughout  the  state  with  an 
output  of  more  than  one  thousand  pianos  yearly. 

A  visit  to  the  Peoria  warerooms  at  309  Main  Street  proves  most  interesting. 
On  the  second  floor  the  pianos  are  shown  in  small  studios,  which  shows  the  in- 
struments as  they  would  appear  in  one's  home.  Here  an  elaborate  display  is  made 
of  pianos,  player  pianos  and  Grands. 

Rooms  for  the  demonstration  of  player  rolls  are  also  located  on  the  second 
floor.  The  third  floor  is  given  over  to  the  repair  and  tuning  departments. 

The  first  floor  is  given  over  to  the  music  department  and  the  display  of 
Columbia  grafonolas,  together  with  sound  proof  booths  for  the  demonstration  of 
talking  machine  records.  Taken  in  its  entirety  the  store  of  Chas.  C.  Adams  &  Co. 
is  a  complete  musical  establishment  in  itself  and  a  credit  to  the  growing  city  in 
which  it  is  located. 

PEORIA  SOCIETY.  OF  ALLIED  ARTS 

By  WARREN  W.  DAY 

The  Peoria  Society  of  Allied  Arts,  which  is  one  of  the  chapters  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Arts,  was  founded  on  August  1,  1913,  at  Peoria,  Illinois.  It  was  the 
outcome  of  several  previous  meetings  between  the  Arts  and  Literature  Department  of 
the  Women's  Club,  the  Peoria  Art  League,  the  Manual  Arts  Department  of  Bradley 
Polytechnic  Institute,  and  the  City  Planning  Committee  of  the  Association  of  Com- 


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merce.  At  these  meetings  it  was  decided  that  the  time  had  come  when  the  art  interests 
of  the  city  could  and  should  be  united  into  an  effective  working  organization. 

The  Society  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois  on  November 
6,  1913.  The  object  for  which  the  Society  was  formed  is  the  promotio'n  of  art  and  art 
education  in  Peoria,  Illinois;  the  purchase,  preservation  and  exhibition  of  works  and 
objects  of  art,  science,  history  and  craftsmanship;  the  making  and  exhibiting  of  such 
works  and  providing  instruction  in  the  industrial  and  fine  arts;  and,  to  that  end,  to 
acquire  real  estate  and  personal  property,  and  to  do  and  perform  all  other  kindred 
things  which  may  be  convenient  and  necessary  in  carrying  out  the  purpose  of  said 
Society.  During  the  first  year  the  Society  became  a  chapter  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Arts,  and  held  an  important  exhibition  of  paintings  by  Chicago  artists,  a 
lecture  on  Municipal  Art  obtained  from  the  American  Federation  of  Arts  was  given, 
and  an  exhibition  was  held  of  the  works  of  Joseph  Goss  Co  well.  The  Society  also 
purchased  at  the  first  exhibition  the  painting,  "The  Hills  of  Marin, "  by  Edgar  Payne. 
This  picture,  which  now  hangs  in  the  Peoria  Public  Library,  is  the  nucleus  for  a 
future  art  collection  which  is  to  be  added  to  every  year.  The  purchase  of  the  picture 
was  made  possible  through  private  subscriptions. 

During  its  second  year  the  Society  held  five  lectures,  seven  exhibitions  of 
prominence,  and  several  other  lectures  and  talks  by  different  members  of  the  Society. 
During  this  year  another  picture  was  added  to  the  Society's  collection. 

The  number  of  members  is  now  about  two  hundred  and  fifty.  The  officers  for 
the  present  year  are:  President,  Charles  A.  Bennett;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Jacques 
Bloom;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  F.  M.  Holloway;  secretary,  Warren  W.  Day; 
treasurer,  Dr.  R.  C.  Willett,  and  a  board  of  twenty-four  directors. 

The  Board  of  Directors  have  regular  meetings  on  the  second  Monday  in  June, 
September,  December  and  March,  and  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  is  held  on 
the  fourth  Monday  in  May. 

KIMBALL   PIANO   PARLORS 

When  E.  0.  Ball,  who  has  for  many  years  been  prominently  identified  with  the 
piano  business,  came  to  Peoria  four  years  ago  to  locate  permanently,  he  decided  on 
the  Kimball  piano  and  purchased  the  agency  at  125  North  Jefferson  Avenue.  Ever 
since  the  early  seventies  Kimball  pianos  have  been  sold  in  Peoria.  The  satisfaction 
that  they  give  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  in  one  block  on  the  west  bluff  there  are 
seven  Kimball  pianos  and  the  majority  of  the  public  school  buildings  are  equipped 
with  this  piano  and  organ.  W.  W.  Kimball  Co.  was  established  in  1857.  With  almost 
sixty  years  experience  in  the  piano  and  organ  business,  and  having  produced  thousands 
of  instruments  which  have  been  sold  in  all  parts  of  the  civilized  world,  the  Kimball 
piano  stands  like  a  beacon  light.  The  concert  grand  has  no  equal  in  perfection  of 
touch,  sonority,  beauty  and  variety  of  tone;  the  baby  grand  is  the  happiest  imaginable 
combination  of  quiet  elegance  coupled  with  artistic  excellence  uniting  a  rare  and 
ravishing  tone  color  with  an  absolutely  astounding  volume  of  power;  the  upright  gives 
unfailing  satisfaction  under  thg  most  trying  conditions  and  lasts  a  life  time;  and  the 
player  pianos  are  easiest  to  pedal,  they  accent  the  melody  automatically  and  do 
not  sound  mechanical  .  The  Kimball  is  recommended  by  the  world's  eminent  artists 
and  the  output  of  the  plant  is  more  than  double  the  size  of  any  similar  institution  in 
the  world.  Mr.  Ball's  experience  and  knowledge  of  the  piano  business  and  his  desire 
to  please  and  give  the  maximum  satisfaction  to  his  patrons  directed  him  to  select 
the  Kimball  piano.  He  gives  his  personal  attention  to  every  customer  or  person 
interested  in  the  Kimball  piano  and  conducts  his  business  entirely  on  merit.  Through 
his  honesty,  uprightness  and  devotion  to  business  he  has  built  up  a  large  business  in 
Peoria  and  vicinity  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  Peoria's  leading  business  men. 


PEORIA     OF    TO-DAY 93 

ERASTUS   SWIFT  WILLCOX 

With  the  passing  away  of  the  late  Erastus  Swift  Willcox,  Peoria  lost  one  of  her 
most  substantial  and  prominent  citizens,  whose  active  connection  with  the  Peoria 
Public  Library  as  its  librarian  for  more  than  twenty-four  years  made  him  one  of  the 
dominant  factors  in  the  educational  world. 

The  memory  of  such  a  man  can  never  die  while  living  monuments  remain  upon 
which  were  imprinted  the  touch  of  his  noble  soul.  If  success  is  reckoned  by  worldly 
gains  he  was  not  a  successful  man,  for  no  fortune  crowned  his  efforts.  Some  one  has 
said:  "Not  the  good  that  comes  to  us  but  the  good  that  comes  through  us  is  the 
measure  of  our  success,"  and  judged  by  this  standard  Erastus  Swift  Willcox  was  a 
highly  successful  man.  He  was  the  author  of  the  first  general  statutory  law  in  the 
United  States  giving  the  general  public  the  right  to  use  libraries  without  cost,  a  law 
that  has  been  copied  and  is  now  upon  the  statute  books  of  nearly  every  state  in  the 
Union  with  slight  or  no  modifications,  and  which  in  its  beneficient  operations  has 
done  more  for  the  enlightment  of  the  public  of  this  country  than  any  other  individual 
or  any  law  passed  by  the  state  or  national  legislative  bodies.  Mr.  Willcox's  alma 
mater  was  Knox  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1851,  and  which  in  1914  honored 
him  with  the  degree  Doctor  of  Literature.  In  1853  he  went  abroad  for  two  years  to 
study  languages  at  Germany,  France  and  Rome,  being  the  first  Illinoisan  to  make 
the  "grand  tour,"  as  it  was  then  called.  On  his  return  to  this  country  in  1856  he  was 
made  Professor  of  Modern  Languages  at  Knox  College,  which  place  he  held  for  six 
years  until  it  was  temporarily  discontinued  on  account  of  the  Civil  War.  He  then 
removed  to  Peoria  and  immediately  became  connected  with  the  then  City  Library, 
containing  some  two  thousand  volumes,  with  a  membership  of  three  hundred  paying 
a  fee  of  two  dollars  a  year.  Under  his  supervision  the  library  grew  very  rapidly  and 
in  1872  Mr.  Willcox  succeeded  in  having  the  State  Legislature  pass  his  bill,  thus 
making  the  libraries  as  free  as  the  public  schools.  Quietly,  modestly,  unostentatiously, 
Mr.  Willcox  went  about  his  daily  tasks.  All  Peoria  honored  him  for  what  he  was. 
A  gentleman  and  a  scholar,  and  when  all  is  said,  the  one  man  in  this  western  continent 
who  has  done  the  most  to  bring  free  literature  within  the  reach  of  every  person  in 
this  country,  be  he  rich  or  poor. 

PEORIA   PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

The  Peoria  Public  Library  traces  its  genealogy  back  fifty-six  years,  to  the 
autumn  of  1855,  when  two  rival  libraries  were  started  here  at  the  same  time — the 
Mercantile  Library  and  the  Peoria  Library.  On  November  19th,  1896,  the  Peoria 
Mercantile  Library  Association  merged  into  the  Peoria  Public  Library  and  in  the 
same  year  the  city  of  Peoria  erected  the  present  building  on  Monroe  Street,  between 
Main  and  Hamilton  at  a  cost  of  $83,856.34.  The  moving  of  the  books  into  the  new 
building  marked  the  commencement  of  an  educational  epoch  in  the  history  of  Peoria. 
The  present  membership  is  10,480,  and  more  than  200,000  books  are  issued  to  card 
holders  annually.  The  books  and  magazines  in  the  library  reach  a  total  of  160,000. 
The  ground  floor  of  the  building  on  the  right  hand  side  has  the  children's  room,  while 
the  room  on  the  left  hand  side  is  devoted  to  newspapers.  The  bindery,  employing  a 
binder  and  three  assistants,  is  located  in  the  rear.  The  second  floor  is  devoted  to  the 
main  reading  rooms  and  the  offices  of  the  librarian  and  directors.  The  third  floor  is 
the  art  gallery,  from  which  lead  several  rooms,  among  which  is  the  studio  of  the  Peoria 
Art  League  and  the  United  States  document  room.  To  the  rear  of  the  entire  building 
is  the  fire  proof  stack  room,  five  stories  in  height.  The  Lincoln  branch  in  the  lower  part 
of  the  city  opened  July  1,  1911,  in  an  attractive  building,  costing  $10,000,  the  gift  of 
Andrew  Carnegie.  In  addition  there  are  a  number  of  school  libraries  in  the  various 


94 PEORIA     OF     TO-DAY 

public  schools.  Mr.  Erastus  Swift  Wlllcox,  who  for  twenty-four  years  was  librarian, 
planned  and  brought  into  good  running  order  all  the  multifarious  details  so  necessary 
to  the  smooth  working  of  a  modern  public  library.  The  erection  and  equipment  of 
this  library  was  largely  due  to  his  efforts,  and  at  his  untimely  death  on  March  30th,  1915 
left  a  well  selected  and  well  arranged  library,  and  an  efficient  corps  of  assistants.  He 
is  succeeded  by  the  present  librarian,  S.  Paterson  Prowse,  a  man  of  great  learning  and 
literary  ability,  who  was  unanimously  selected  by  the  board  of  directors. 

EDUCATIONAL   INSTITUTIONS 

In  addition  to  the  public  schools,  Peoria  has  twenty-eight  Parochial  schools, 
Catholic  and  Lutheran,  the  principal  one  being  the  Spalding  Institute,  built  and 
endowed  by  Bishop  Spalding  for  the  education  of  Catholic  young  men,  and  the  Bradley 
Polytechnic  Institute,  having  an  endowment  of  more  than  two  million  dollars,  which 
is  so  invested  that  it  increases  with  the  wealth  of  the  city. 

BRADLEY  POLYTECHNIC   INSTITUTE 

Bradley  Polytechnic  Institute  was  founded  in 
1897  by  Mrs.  Lydia  Bradley.  Its  department  of 
Horology  (Watchmaking,  Jewelry,  Engraving  and 
Optics)  occupies  a  building  especially  designed  for  it 
and  is  open  throughout  the  entire  year. 

The  School  of  Arts  and  Science  occupies  six  build- 
ings and  presents  a  great  variety  of  opportunities. 
I.  Academy  work,  college  preparatory  and  vocational. 
The  latter  prepares  draftsmen,  metal  workers,  wood- 
workers, and  includes  a  thorough  automobile  course.  II.  There  are  two  year  college 
courses  in  Science,  Engineering,  Classics  and  Literature  and  also  courses  for  teachers 
of  Manual  Training  and  Domestic  Economy.  The  four  year  course  gives  the  B.  S. 
degree.  The  Institute  has  a  fine  gymnasium,  one  for  women  and  a  large  athletic  field. 

PEORIA  PUBLIC   SCHOOLS 

The  people  of  Peoria  point  with  pride  to  its  excellent  school  system.  The  policy 
of  the  Board  of  Education  has  been  to  furnish  comfortable,  well  adapted  modern 
quarters.  In  the  public  school  system  there  are  two  high  schools,  twenty  grade  school 
buildings,  and  eighteen  kindergartens;  a  general  enrollment  of  eleven  thousand  six 
hundred  and  twenty  pupils,  and  a  most  proficient  corps  of  teachers  numbering  three 
hundred  and  seventy-five.  The  buildings  are  equipped  for  the  most  up-to-date  work 
in  manual  training,  domestic  science  and  art. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  many  children  are  obliged  to  drop  out  of  school  before 
availing  themselves  of  sufficient  educational  facilities  and  also  because  there  are 
always  many  foreign  people  in  the  city  who  require  training  before  they  can  become 
good  citizens,  night  schools  have  been  conducted,  employing  twelve  teachers  in  all, 
who  have  been  devoting  themselves  to  the  personal  interests  of  this  element  of  our 
population.  A  day  school  has  been  maintained  in  which  three  teachers  are  now  em- 
ployed for  pupils  who  have  been  unfortunate  in  their  school  attendance  or  for  other 
reasons  which  have  caused  them  to  become  seriously  retarded.  This  school  is  caring 
for  the  personal  needs  of  such  children  in  the  community  and  because  it  provides  for 
each  child  just  what  he  individually  needs  without  class  restriction  it  has  accomplished 
much  for  those  who  are  suffering  handicaps  which  the  ordinary  school  cannot  reach. 

Just  at  present,  definite  effort  is  being  made  to  relate  the  school  system  with  the 


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economic  side  of  life  by  the  introduction  of  a  schools'  saving  system  which  has  started 
most  successfully.  At  least  one-iialf  of  the  grade  school  children  are  already  system- 
atically saving  the  small  amounts  of  money  which  comes  to  their  hands.  It  is  believed 
that  this  is  going  to  have  an  inestimable  effect  upon  the  life  and  prosperity  of  the 
community  in  general. 

A  health  department  with  a  trained  nurse  in  charge,  who  is  devoting  her  entire 
attention  to  the  betterment  of  physical  conditions  of  the  children  has  been  provided. 
The  free  dental  clinic  maintained  by  the  Peoria  Dental  Society  has  proven  a  great 
blessing  to  the  children  of  the  community. 

The  new  building  now  under  construction  on  North  Street,  with  facilites  for  over 
twelve  hundred  students  will  relieve  the  congestion  of  the  present  high  school. 

Half  of  the  schools  in  the  city  have  flourishing  parent-teachers  associations  which 
aid  in  bringing  the  school  and  the  home  into  close  and  helpful  relationship. 

The  present  superintendent,  Gerard  T.  Smith,  who  entered  upon  his  duties  Sep- 
tember 1896,  has  proven  himself  a  wide-awake  progressive  educator. 

AMUSEMENTS 

As  early  as  the  winter  of  1837-8  a  theater  was  advertised  in  the  local  paper  and 
about  the  year  1850  the  first  public  hall  was  built.  To-day  Peoria  boasts  of  twenty- 
six  public  halls,  ranging  in  capacity  from  cozy  quarters  of  one  hundred  to  the  Coliseum 
with  its  seating  capacity  of  four  thousand;  three  modern  theater  buildings,  the  Ma- 
jestic, Orpheum  and  Hippodrome;  innumerable  moving  picture  houses,  and  three 
amusement  parks,  Al  Fresco,  Central  Park  and  Riverview. 

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PEORIA'S   PARKS 

The  citizens  of  Peoria  take  great  pride  and  extract  untold  pleasure  from  their 
parks.  Fewer  inland  cities  are  blessed  with  greater  scenic  beauty,  and  it  is  apparent 
that  Peorians  have  taken  generous  advantage  of  its  beauty  spots. 

Glen  Oak  Park,  magnificently  situated,  with  picturesque  nooks  and  corners, 
stately  trees,  rock  bound  ravines  and  mirror  lake,  demonstrates  that  nature  has 
been  very  partial  to  it.  It  offers  wonderful  opportunities  for  rest  and  recreation. 
Thousands  of  men,  women  and  children  enjoy  its  boating,  tennis  courts,  base  ball 
diamonds,  pavilion  and  children's  play  grounds.  A  walk  through  the  Palm  House  is 
never  over-looked  by  the  visitor.  Banked  with  ever  blooming  flowers,  and  its  cool 
bubbling  fountains,  it  is  truly  an  inspiration. 

Bradley  Park,  enthralls  one  with  the  picture  that  greets  the  eye,  the  peaceful 
valley  befow,  with  its  well  appointed  drives  among  the  splendid  trees,  the  shrubbery, 
beautiful  beds  of  flowers,  and  the  wooded  hills  surrounding  it,  is  evidence  that  nothing 
has  been  left  undone  in  this  masterpiece. 

An  appropriate  memorial  in  honor  of  Laura  Bradley  has  been  erected  at  the 
Main  Street  entrance.  In  design  it  is  a  statue  of  Hebe,  with  two  ornamental  lights 
and  four  bubbling  cups^. 

The  children's  play  grounds  and  tennis  courts  are  two  of  its  features  that  attract 
thousands  of  Peorians  and  band  concerts  are  given  alternately  each  Sunday  between 
this  and  Glen  Oak  Park. 

South  Park,  which  is  not  as  large  as  some  of  the  others,  compares  favorably  in 
beauty.  In  addition  to  the  recreations  offered  by  the  others,  South  Park  has  an 
artificial  lake,  for  the  children  to  paddle  in. 

The  magnificent  fire  proof  pavilion  is  complete  in  every  detail.  It  is  so  equipped 
that  suppers  and  all  kinds  of  entertainments  may  be  had  without  practically  any 
labor.  The  band  stand  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  state  and  concerts  are 
given  each  Sunday  afternoon. 

Madison  Park,  is  entirely  different  from  its  sister  parks  in  that  it  is  used  almost 
exclusively  for  the  purpose  of  playing  golf  and  tennis.  Altho  resplendent  in  its  natural 
beauty  and  the  scenes  of  lovely  driveways  bordered  with  shrubs  and  flowers,  the 
greater  portion  of  its  extensive  area  is  laid  out  in  golf  links  and  tennis  courts,  which 
are  patronized  very  freely  by  Peorians,  and  it  affords  this  splendid  recreation  to 
those  who  do  not  hold  a  membership  in  the  various  clubs  devoted  to  such  sports. 

Water  Works  Park,  formerly  known  as  "Shady  Beach,"  the  main  entrance  to 
which  is  at  the  end  of  the  North  Adams  Street  car  line,  is  one  of  Peoria's  most  beautiful 
parks.  With  its  tall  grasses,  mammoth  trees,  the  natural  beauty  of  the  hills  and  woods 
serving  as  a  background,  and  bordering  on  the  Illinois  River  at  one  of  its  most  secluded 
spots,  it  is  indeed  an  inspiration  to  the  lover  of  nature.  This  park  is  especially  popular 
with  children  and  those  seeking  a  day's  rest  and  recreation.  No  where  on  the  Illinois 
River  is  fishing  so  abundant  and  of  greater  variety,  consisting  of  bass,  brook  minnows, 
perch,  sunfish,  cat  fish  and  many  other  species.  For  the  lover  of  this  sport  an  ample- 
supply  of  boats,  fishing-tackle  and  bait  is  provided.  This  park  has  a  shelter  house, 
pavilion,  free  picnic  grounds  with  tables,  swings,  teeter  totters,  base  ball  diamond, 
soft  drinks  and  refreshment  stands  of  all  kinds.  It  is  the  coolest,  most  beautiful 


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shaded  place  in  Peoria,  and  provides  free  picnic  grounds  for  churches  clubs,  lodges 
and  private  parties.  Reservations  may  be  made  at  any  time  upon  application  to 
the  superintendent,  E.  P.  Hixson,  telephone  Main  2520. 

In  connection  with  the  foregoing,  mention  should  be  made  of  Terrace  Park, 
Tower  Park,  Grand  View  Park  and  Gibson  Pathway  and  the  four  small  parks  under 
the  supervision  of  the  city,  Morton  Square,  Lincoln  Park,  Statehouse  Square  and 
Eckwood  Park. 

It  is  an  undisputed  fact  that  Peoria  has  more  beautiful  parks  than  any  other 
city  of  its  size  in  the  United  States. 

VIEWS  FROM  WATER  WORKS  PARK 


WATER  SPORTS  IN  PLENTY 

The  Illinois  Rive1'  which  broadens  into  Lake  Peoria  at 
the  city,  is  a  magnet  for  thousands  who  love  the  water. 
Palatial  excursion  steamers,  the  canoe,   catboat,   motor 
boat,  yacht  and  yawl  dip  and  bow  and  pick  their  way  to  the  lily  pads,   the  bathing  beaches,   "where 
the  fish  are  biting"  cr  to  the  up-river  arrusement  parks. 


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PEORIA  WOMEN'S   CHRISTIAN   HOME   MISSION 

BY  MRS.  E.  S.  WILLCOX 

The  Peoria  Women's 
Christian  Home  Mission 
was  organized  in  1875  and 
incorporated  in  1876.  Its 
first  work  was  the  visita- 
tion of  the  poor,  especially 
the  sick  poor.  The  object 
being  to  assist  those  in 
poverty  or  misfortune  to 
become  self-supporting. 
Crowing  out  of  this  work 
the  necessity  of  a  home 
for  homeless  women  and 
children  became  urgent, 
and  after  occupying  various 
quarters  and  smaller  homes 
the  present  beautiful  and 
commodious  Home  for  the  Friendless  on  Knoxville  Avenue  was  built  in  1890. 
Here  we  provide  for  from  seventy  to  eighty  children  who,  but  for  its  sheltering 
care,  would  be  homeless.  It  is  under  the  supervision  of  a  board  of  fifteen  managers, 
chosen  from  the  members  of  the  Mission,  faithful  conscientious  women  whose  aim  it 
is  to  give  these  unfortunate  little  ones  their  personal  care  and  the  comforts,  training 
and  advantages  of  a  well  ordered,  Christian  home. 

Of  these  children,  some  are  fatherless,  some  are  motherless,  and  others  have  been 
deserted  by  one  or  both  of  their  irresponsible  parents.  Some  are  wards  of  the  court 
and  the  county.  By  far  the  greater  number  of  all  who  come  to  us  are  returned  to  their 
parents  when  the  need  of  such  help  is  past,  or  their  parents  have  proved  themselves 
worthy.  Some  are  placed  in  homes.  About  fifty  of  the  older  children  attend  the 
Columbia  school,  and  for  the  younger  ones  we  have  the  Phoebe  Rose  Kindergarten 
on  our  own  premises,  in  a  new  building,  well  equipped — the  gift  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Henry  Block 

The  Home  is  maintained  by  the  interest  on  its  Memorial  or  Trust  funds,  annual 
subscriptions  of  the  many  friends  who  appreciate  the  importance  of  the  work,  mem- 
bership fees,  small  sums  paid  weekly  by  the  parents,  according  to  their  means.  The 
county  pays  $7  a  month  for  dependent  children  under  its  care,  and  we  are  generously 
remembered  with  donations. 

The  Mission  is  nearing  the  close  of  its  fortieth  year  of  work  for  the  uplift  and 
education  of  Peoria's  dependent  children.  The  work  increases  with  the  years,  but 
neither  our  friends  or  our  cruse  of  oil  have  failed. 

Other  branches  of  work  established  by  the  Women's  Christian  Home  Mission  and 
carried  on  until  they  became  independent  are :  An  Industrial  School ;  a  Home  for  Aged 
Women;  a  Young  Women's  Boarding  Home. 

The  present  officers  are  Mrs.  E.  S.  Willcox,  president;  Mrs.  Flora  D.  Kellog,  first 
vice-president;  Mrs.  Wm.  Jack,  second  vice-president;  Miss  Elizabeth  T.  Ellis,  sec- 
retary; Mrs.  T.  A.  Grier,  assistant  secretary;  Miss  Julia  F.  Cockle,  treasurer. 


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CHARITIES  AND  PHILANTHROPIES  IN  PEORIA 

The  Associated  Charities  and  Philanthropies  in  Peoria  was  organized  fourteen 
years  ago,  and  its  continued  growth  and  the  importance  of  the  work  which  it  constantly 
finds  to  do  have  more  than  justified  its  existence. 

The  purpose  of  the  organization  is  not  to  give  money,  or  food,  or  clothing  to 
whomsoever  may  ask  such  gifts,  but  its  main  purposes  are  to  give  material  assistance, 
advice  and  encouragement  to  all  those  who  are  actually  in  need,  and  to  protect  the 
ever  too  generous  public  against  the  impositions  and  repeated  unnecessary  demands 
of  the  unworthy.  Its  basic  principle  is  to  build  up  families  and  not  to  encourage 
begging. 

Broadly  speaking,  there  are  three  classes  of  people  who  habitually  ask 
assistance  from  the  public :  those  who,  through  sickness,  age,  or  other  misfortune, 
find  themselves  unable  to  earn  a  living;  those  who  are  able  to  work,  and  who  desire 
to  do  so,  but  who,  because  of  their  ignorance  of  the  social  conditions  in  which  they 
find  themselves,  are  not  quite  able  to  cope  with  those  conditions;  a  lazy,  dishonest 
and  dissolute  class,  who  find  it  easier  to  beg  and  thereby  live  upon  the  product  of  the 
labor  of  others  than  to  work  and  earn  their  own  living. 

To  help  the  public  to  know  what  it  should  and  should  not  do  for  those  who  make 
demands  upon  it  is  one  of  the  large  purposes  of  the  Associated  Charities  Organization. 
Through  its  agents  it  investigates,  without  charge,  the  condition  and  history  of  every 
applicant  for  aid,  and  carefully  separates  the  unworthy  from  the  worthy  and  gives  to 
the  latter  such  assistance  as  they  need — and  tries  to  protect  the  public  against  the 
former.  It  knows  no  creed,  no  politics,  no  race,  no  color,  no  sectionalism.  It  has  no 
prejudices  and  is  broad  enough  and  strong  enough  to  be  in  touch  with  everyone.  In 
its  work  it  is  assisted  by  the  visiting  nurse  and  a  number  of  surgeons,  physicians, 
lawyers,  judges,  hospitals,  churches,  employers,  landlords  and  hundreds  of  interested 
outsiders. 

The  office  is  Room  302,  City  Hall,  and  is  in  charge  of  the  general  secretary,  Edgar 
Eugene  Brooks.  The  other  officers  are:  Douglas  H.  Bethard,  president;  Margaret 
Wead,  secretary;  John  C.  Paddock,  treasurer,  and  Guy  C.  Goodfellow,  chairman  of 
finance  committee.  The  management  is  in  a  board  of  directors  consisting  of  eighteen 
members. 

The  Associated  Charities  of  Peoria  has  a  long  record  of  splendid  service  to  its 
credit,  and  that  the  public  has  profited  through  it  is  shown  in  many  ways. 

THE  VISITING  NURSE  COMMITTEE 

By  HELEN  BECKER 

Maeterlinck  in  "The  Blue  Bird"  portrays  the  Land  of  Happiness  where  dwell  the 
common  joys  that  bless  mankind.  The  greatest  of  these  is  "The  Happiness  of  Being 
Well." 

Peoria  is  one  of  the  healthiest  cities  in  the  United  States.  This  is  due  partly  to 
our  splendid  location,  partly  to  the  fact  that  we  have  no  disease-breeding  tenements 
nor  hideous  conditions  of  child  labor,  but  largely  also  to  the  efficient  service  of  our 
visiting  nurse. 

"District  nursing  is  desirable  if  from  a  merely  economic  point  of  view.  It  often 
prevents  whole  families  sinking  into  poverty  and  vice,  the  consequences  of  which  take 
vengeance  on  society."  Peoria  is  fortunately  free  from  most  of  the  conditions  that 
cause  poverty  in  cities.  Our  chief  difficulties  lie  in  the  ignorance  and  apathy  of  the 


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lower  classes  of  immigrants  who  settle  mostly  in  the  south  end  of  town.  Here  is  where 
our  visiting  nurse  achieves  her  best  results.  Welcomed  as  no  one  but  a  nurse  would 
be  by  these  unfortunates,  she  first  ministers  to  the  sick  persons  in  the  home,  then  sets 
the  house  in  order,  giving  a  few  words  of  advice  to  other  members  of  the  family  as  to 
how  to  prevent  further  illness  and  gradually  wins  the  confidence  and  friendship  of 
them  all.  Soon  the  mother  is  taking  her  baby  to  the  dispensary,  is  keeping  house  in 
more  sanitary  fashion  and  is  telling  her  neighbors  about  the  better  way  of  living. 

Some  people  are  prejudiced  against  the  idea  of  a  charity  nurse.  We  all  hope  to  see 
the  day  when  public  opinion  will  endorse  a  health  insurance  tax;  the  poor  to  pay  the 
little  they  can  afford,  which  will  give  them  the  right  to  call  on  the  nurse,  while  the  rich 
make  up  the  financial  deficit  because  they  realize  that  any  agency  promoting  public 
health  makes  the  city  a  safer  place  for  themselves  and  their  children.  At  present, 
organized  charity  is  the  best  available  agency  for  handling  the  work.  In  Peoria  the 
visiting  nurse  is  supported  by  a  committee  of  thirty  women  who  solicit  the  necessary 
funds.  This  committee  is  a  branch  of  the  Associated  Charities. 

THE  PEORIA   BETTERMENT  ASSOCIATION 

The  Peoria  Betterment  Association  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State 
of  Illinois,  April  4,  1910.  The  stated  object  of  the  Association  is  "the  moral  and 
social  betterment  of  the  people  of  the  City  of  Peoria"  and  it  proposes  to  accomplish 
its  purpose  through  the  maintenance  of  settlement  houses  and  club  houses.  The 
management  of  the  Association  is  placed  in  the  hands  of  a  board  of  nine  directors, 
three  to  be  elected  each  year. 

The  Association  came  into  being  as  a  result  of  the  combination  under  one  man- 
agement of  the  activities  of  two  centers  of  social  work,  Neighborhood  House  and  the 
American  Club. 

During  the  years  of  their  development  these  two  origanizations  have  drawn  to  their 
support  a  group  of  men  and  women  interested  in  social  betterment  and  training  for 
citizenship,  several  of  whom  were  interested  in  both  institutions. 

Five  years  of  social  uplift  work  as  a  chartered  institution,  seven -previous  years 
of  developing  activities  without  a  charter,  preceded  by  five  years  of  Sunday  school, 
club  and  class  work  in  the  same  community  has  demonstrated  the  unique  value  of 
Neighborhood  House.  It  has  proven  the  effectiveness  of  its  methods  and  organization, 
and  has  inspired  such  confidence  in  the  citizens  of  Peoria  that  they  will  soon  provide 
the  new  building  that  is  now  so  much  needed  for  its  enlarging  activities. 

THE  CHILD  WELFARE  LEAGUE 

Peoria's  Child  Welfare  League  is  Peoria's  child  welfare  specialist.  It  is  the 
clearing  house  for  the  city's  child  welfare  endeavor.  Its  eighty  affiliated  organizations, 
engrossed — and  rightly  so — in  their  own  civic,  moral,  industrial  or  educational  affairs, 
are  privileged  to  bring  their  problems  of  childhood  before  this  federation,  this  League 
unit,  whose  composite  strength  almost  forces  action  without  which  floods  of  ideas  or 
torrents  of  words  are  non-effective. 

Since  its  organization  in  April,  1912,  it  has  received  many  evidences  of  public 
approbation:  and  through  its  efforts  were  made  possible  pure  milk  stations,  dispen- 
saries and  free  clinics;  care  and  training  for  Peoria's  blind  babies;  the  infant  welfare 
work;  recording  birth  registrations;  dental  and  medical  inspection  in  the  school;  a 
school  nurse;  a  special  teacher  for  retarded  children;  and  parent-teacher's  associa- 
tions in  nearly  every  district. 


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YOUNG   WOMEN'S   CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION 

The  first  steps  taken  to  interest  Peoria 
in  the  need  of  a  Young  Women's  Christian 
Association  was  in  1893.  Public  opinion 
was  with  the  cause  from  the  outset  and  in 
evidence  of  this  fact  many  generous  pledges 
were  made.  In  1894  the  organization  was 
incorporated  and  in  1909  dedicated  their 
beautiful  new  home  on  Liberty  Street,  op- 
posite the  Jefferson  Hotel.  The  building 
is  a  stately  structure  of  old  English  archi- 
tecture, is  three  stories  in  height  and 
occupies  ground  space  63  by  93  feet. 
The  large  living  room,  comfortable  chairs, 
fire  place,  restful  coloring,  and  beautiful 
furnishings,  impress  one  with  the  homelike 
atmosphere  upon  entering.  There  is  a 

pleasant  library  with  many  popular  periodicals  on  the  table,  a  quiet  rest  room,  a  large 

gymnasium  and  an  inviting  cafeteria  where  appetizing  lunches  are  served  each  day. 
At  the  twentieth  annual 

meeting    in    January    the 

reports    showed   the   large 

place  that  the  Association 

is  taking  in  the  lives  of  its 

1700  members. 

The   board   of   directors 

consists    of    twenty-seven 

faithful  women,  with  Mrs. 

Charles  A.  Bennett  serving 

her  third  year  as  president ; 

Mrs.  James  M.  Morse  is 

secretary   and    Mrs.    Ezra 

Tobias  treasurer.    There  are  seven  secretaries  whose  whole  time  is  given  to  the  work. 
The  activities  consist  of  clubs  for  business  and  industrial  girls,  Camp  Fire  groups 

for  grade  and  High  School  girls,  educational  classes,  gymnasium  and  Bible  study.    The 

work  of  the  Travelers'  Aid  at  the  Union  Station  has  proved  to  be  a  strong  feature  of 

this  Association.    The  social  life  is  met  through  parties,  banquets  and  socials    and  in 

the  dining  room  where  life-long  friendships  have  been  made,  in  the  clubs  and  classes, 

and  at  the  Vesper  service  which  is  held  every  Sunday  afternoon  at  4:30.     The  new 

Henry  C.  Block  Y.  W  C.  A.  Cottage,  overlooking  the  beautiful  Illinois,  and  less  than 

an  hour's  street  car  ride  from  down  town  will  be  open  this  summer  and  will  be  an  ideal 

place  to  spend  a  night,  a  week-end  or  a  week. 

YOUNG   MEN'S   CHRISTIAN   ASSOCIATION 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Associa- 
tion had  its  first  awakening  the  year 
1858,  but  was  not  incorporated  until 
the  year  1882.  However,  the  Associa- 
tion did  not  become  permanently  located 
in  a  building  constructed  especially  for 
that  purpose  until  1891.  The  obligations 
thus  assumed  could  not  be  fulfilled,  and 
in  1909  the  building  was  sold.  This 
aroused  a  number  of  warm-hearted 
citizens  who  held  notes  to  cancel  them, 
thereby  obliterating  all  indebtedness. 
The  Association  then  established  temporary  quarters  in  the  Jefferson  Building, 


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where  it  remained  until  moving  into  its  present  magnificent  new  home.  Immediately 
after  the  old  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building  was  sold  a  campaign  was  started  for  the  purpose 
of  raising  funds  for  the  new  building.  At  the  end  of  a  strenuous  ten  days  canvass  the 
magnificent  sum  of  $104,000  had  been  pledged,  and  the  present  handsome  building 
located  on  the  corner  of  Sixth  Avenue  and  Franklin  Street  was  completed  in  1912. 
The  cost  of  the  building,  $105,000,  and  furnishings,  $15,000,  was  all  paid  up  at  its 
completion.  The  building  is  one  of  the  finest  and  most  complete  in  the  state,  affording 
its  members  social  and  educational  opportunities ;  a  place  to  meet  and  to  live ;  to  form 
friends  and  character,  and  to  recreate  and  exercise.  It  has  grown  to  a  membership 
of  eleven  hundred,  who  take  advantage  of  the  gymnasium,  baths  and  swimming  pool, 
tennis  courts,  cafeteria,  lounging  rooms  and  library,  Bible  classes,  Sunday  afternoon 
meetings,  life  problem  discussions  and  addresses  and  sixty  dormitory  rocms. 

JOHN   C.    PROCTOR  ENDOWMENT 

The  John  C.  Proctor  Endowment  was 
completed  in  August  1906,  having  been 
erected  by  its  benefactor,  John  C.  Proctor, 
ct  a  ccst  of  $382,000,  as  a  home  for  depend- 
ents and  worthy  poor  of  all  ages.  The 
building  is  one  of  the  handsomest  structures 
cf  its  kind  in  the  country.  It  is  practically 
square,  occupying  a  ground  space  of  160 
by  160  feet,  four  stories  in  height,  exclusive 
cf  an  attic  and  basement.  The  material 
used  is  a  greyish  Ohio  stone  and  the  archi- 
tectural design  is  highly  pleasing.  The 
interior  is  all  that  could  be  desired  for  an  institution  of  its  kind,  and  a  special  feature 
is  the  auditorium,  which  has  a  seating  capacity  of  five  hundred.  Upan  the  death  of 
Mr.  Proctor,  his  entire  estate  of  more  than  two  million  dollars,  except  $115,000,  by 
the  terms  of  his  will  went  to  the  John  C.  Proctor  Endowment,  to  be  held  in  trust 
forever  by  the  trustees  and  their  successors. 


CENTER 


THE  JOHN   C.  PROCTOR   RECREATION 

By  A.  H.  HIATT 

The  John  C.  Proctor  Re- 
creation Center  is  maintained 
by  the  John  C.  Proctor  En- 
dowment for  the  use  of  the 
citizens  of  Peoria.  It  consists 
of  a  "Field  House"  contain- 
ing two  gymnasiums  and  two 
bath  sections,  one  for  men 
and  one  for  women,  a  bowling 
and  billiard  room,  an  audi- 
torium, a  club  room,  a  library, 
a  swimming  pool,  and  three 
playgrounds  containing  con- 
siderable apparatus,  six  tennis  courts,  several  baseball  diamonds,  and  a  running  track. 
It  is  practically  a  free  institution  for  the  public  since  only  very  slight  charges  are  made 
for  the  use  of  certain  activities  merely  for  purposes  of  control  and  moral  effect. 


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DAUGHTERS   OF  THE  AMERICAN   REVOLUTION 
PEORIA   CHAPTER 

The  Peoria  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution  was  organized 
June  14,  1896,  and  received  its  charter,  the  same  year.  The  purpose  of  the  organization 
is:  "To  perpetuate  the  memory  and  spirit  of  the  men  and  women  who  have  achieved 
American  independence,  by  the  acquisition  and  protection  of  historical  spots  and  the 
erection  of  monuments." 

The  Peoria  Chapter  is  but  a  small  part  of  a  large  national  society  with  head- 
quarters in  Washington,  D.  C.,  with  a  membership  of  eighty  thousand,  and  is  com- 
posed of  women  only.  It  is  a  part  of  their  work  to  fit  for  good  citizenship  those  to 
whom  will  be  committed  the  future  destinies  of  our  country;  to  keep  alive  the  patrio- 
tism of  their  Revolutionary  fathers ;  and  instil  true  patriotism  and  love  of  country. 

The  present  membership  is  about  one  hundred  and  twenty  and  the  officers  are: 
Mrs  Jane  M.  Butler,  regent;  Mrs.  H.  E.  Chubbuck,  vice-regent;  Mrs  G.  H.  Schimpff, 
second  vice-regent;  Miss  Ellen  F.  Clark,  recording  secretary;  Mrs.  Howard  W.  Fisher, 
corresponding  secretary;  Mrs.  Geo.  Bryan,  treasurer;  Mrs.  Joseph  Elder,  chaplain. 

The  Chapter  meets  every  third  week  in  each  month  at  its  members  residences. 

THE   GRAND   ARMY  OF  THE  REPUBLIC 

The  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  is  the 
most  beneficient  military  order  ever  formed. 
It  was  started  on  its  triumphant  march  as 
a  national  organization  forty  years  ago, 
and  has  guided  the  patriotic  spirit  of  the 
people  in  the  direction  of  the  veteran  soldier 
and  sailor,  giving  him  a  prominence  and 
prestige  which  he  would  not  have  had;  it 
has  permeated  the  public  sentiment  of  the 
country  and  has  proved  a  school  of  patriot- 
ism for  the  youth  of  America;  it  has  cul- 
tivated a  love  for  the  flag  and  placed  it  on 
every  public  building  in  the  land;  it  has 
been  an  object  lesson  to  the  hordes  of 
foreign  born  who  are  flocking  to  our  shores — a  lesson  which  they  are  rapidly  learning ; 
it  represents,  to  the  American  people  and  to  the  world,  the  patriotism  of  the  country, 
the  grand  struggle  for  liberty  and  union  of  the  great  American  army  in  1861-5.  It  is 
the  visible  remnant  of  the  grand  army  of  nearly  two  million  of  men,  who,  in  two 
thousand  five  hundred  battles  and  skirmishes,  upheld  the  flag  of  our  union,  re-estab- 
lished its  supremacy,  and  who  have  given  the  world  the  great  power,  which  makes  for 
peace,  for  prosperity,  for  liberty  and  progress,  for  human  rights,  for  equality 
before  the  law,  for  opportunity  for  the  poor,  and  for  help  to  the  oppressed  of  every  land. 
It  has  provided  the  United  States  with  six  presidents:  Ulysses  S.  Grant,  Rutherford 
B.  Hayes,  James  A.  Garfield,  Chester  A.  Arthur,  Benjamin  Harrison  and  William 
McKinley,  and  has  furnished  governors  almost  continuously  to  all  the  northern  states. 
The  Bryner  Post,  No.  67,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  at  Peoria  in  October  1879,  and 
its  present  home  was  made  possible  by  Joseph  B.  Greenhut,  who  contributed  $14,000 
towards  the  total  cost  of  $22,800.  The  building  was  dedicated  free  of  debt,  upon  its 
completion,  on  December  30th,  1909,  and  is  known  as  the  Greenhut  Memorial. 


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PEORIA'S  CLUBS 

The  development  and  growth  of  a  city  is  reflected  in  its  commercial  and  social 
clubs,  and  Peoria's  mirror  of  clubs  is  faultless.  Favored  by  nature  with  great  scenic 
beauty,  bordering  on  one  of  the  most  picturesque  rivers  in  the  country  and  harboring 
a  world  famous  industrial  and  commercial  center,  Peoria  towers  above  all  other  cities 
of  like  size  throughout  the  country  in  club  life. 

Every  form  of  recreation  and  opportunity  to  exchange  commercial  ideas,  wielding 
together  those  elements  in  man  that  go  to  make  a  better  people  and  a  better  city,  is 
afforded  Peorians  by  the  numerous  and  various  clubs  and  societies  and  the  shelter 
and  atmosphere  of  their  club  houses.  A  casual  reference  to  a  few  will  of  itself  be 
convincing. 

THE   PEORIA  AUTOMOBILE  CLUB 

The  Peoria  Automo- 
bile Club  is  located 
about  seventeen  miles 
up  the  river  and  oc- 
cupies the  ground  for- 
merly known  as  Colum- 
bia Park.  There  is  not 
a  more  scenic  drive  in 
this  part  of  the  country 
than  the  one  up  the 
Illinois  River  to  the 
Peoria  Automobile  Club. 
This  building  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  country,  situated  on  the  Illinois  River,  on  fifty  acres  of  ground,  and  is 
accessible  not  only  by  automobiles  but  by  steam  cars  and  motor  boats.  The  largest 
boat  on  the  Illinois  River  can  land  without  any  trouble.  The  water  at  this  point  is 
deep  and  can  be  utilized  for  bathing  purposes  as  well  as  fishing. 

This  building  is  about  fifty-five  feet  wide  and  over  one  hundred  feet  long,  of 
Colonial  architecture  and  heated  by  steam.  Its  interior  arrangement  affords  in  ad- 
dition to  the  many  conveniences,  several  private  dining  rooms,  so  that  the  members 
may  have  parties  without  interfering  with  the  main  dining  room  service  and  also  a 
number  of  sleeping  rooms. 

The  present  membership  is  over  two  hundred  and  the  officers  are:  Val.  Jobst,  Jr., 
president;  S.  L.  Nelson,  vice-president;  C.  E.  Ullrich,  treasurer;  W.  A.  Bunn,  secretary, 
and  8.  K.  Hatfield,  Col.  Fredk.  H.  Smith,  W.  E.  Hull,  Rollen  Travis,  W.  C.  Collins, 
H.  B.  Pinkerton,  J.  E.  Hunter  of  Chillicothe,  E.  A.  Cole,  directors. 

The  Peoria  Automobile  Club  is  the  sponsor  for  good  automobile  roads  in  and 
around  Peoria,  and  every  motorist  knows  wlia^a  delight  it  is  to  travel  over  the  roadl 
leading  into  the"  city.  * 

^          ,-U.  *j 

PEORIA  UNIVERSITY  CLUB 

By  GEORGE  W.  SCHOEFFEL 

Peoria's  University  Club,  long  an  embryonic  ideal  and  a  much  desired  goal  has 
finally  been  realized.  After  three  years  of  effort,  lagging  at  times,  yet  bursting  into 


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enthusiastic  zeal  at  others,  and  kept  alive  only  by  the  unflagging  devotion  of  a  small 
coterie  of  earnest  boosters,  the  University  Club  is  a  fact. 

To  be  sure  there  is  no  monumental  Gothic  club  house  with  an  ornamental  porte 
cochere,  but  better  than  that  and  necessarily  preceding  it  is  a  membership  list  closely 
approaching  the  two  hundred  mark,  lively  committees  attending  to  much  preliminary 
work,  and  a  determination  to  have  a  real  club  organization  as  the  fruits  of  three  years' 
work.  In  1912,  under  the  leadership  of  Clarence  Roseberry,  the  Illini  club  took  defi- 
nite action  relating  to  organization  of  a  University  Club.  After  spending  much  of  its 
time  learning  the  sentiment  of  Peoria  college  and  university  men,  in  May  1914,  the 
committee  appoined  for  that  purpose,  invited  all  college  men  to  a  luncheon  in  the  Louis 
XIV  room  of  the  Jefferson  Hotel.  Representatives  of  a  score  of  colleges  and  universities 
attended,  there  being  nearly  a  hundred  men  at  the  tables,  when  Hon.  George  Fitch, 
temporary  president,  called  the  meeting  to  order.  Expressions  of  opinion  were  secured 
from  a  number  of  the  guests,  and  Albert  Treibel  was  named  secretary  pro  tern,  with 
Dr.  H.  Pintler  as  temporary  treasurer.  As  a  result  of  the  meeting  committees  on 
constitution  and  on  membership  were  named,  and  at  a  subsequent  meeting  the 
constitution  was  adopted  and  Mr.  McQuade  was  elected  the  first  president. 

Following  the  organization  a  committee  on  permanent  headquarters  was  ap- 
pointed, and  being  unable  to  secure  a  suitable  location,  is  at  this  time  engaged 
in  attempting  to  secure  temporary  quarters  for  the  club. 

The  proposed  home  is  to  be  all  that  the  term  implies.  In  addition  to  smoking, 
lounging  and  card  rooms,  there  will  be  a  grille,  ladies'  reception  and  retiring  rooms, 
and  dormitories  for  men  who  wish  to  live  at  the  home  permanently.  During  the  first 
few  years  it  is  not  probable  that  this  ideal  will  be  realized  but  with  a  membership  of 
nearly  200  and  a  finance  policy,  prudent  and  foresighted,  the  time  will  quickly  arrive 
when  the  finances  of  the  organization  will  allow  it  to  take  its  place  with  a  home  among 
the  other  club  organizations  of  the  city. 

PEORIA  WOMEN'S   CLUB 

BY  MRS.  ISABELLE  COLLINS 

The  Peoria  Women's  Club 
was  organized  in  1886.  There 
were  sixteen  charter  members, 
many  of  whom  have  passed 
away.  Among  those  still  with 
us  we  find  the  names  of  Mrs. 
Clara  Bourland,  Miss  Alice 
Dodge,  Mrs.  Sarah  Howe,  Mrs. 
Effie  Loughridge,  Mrs.  Annie 
Petherbridge,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Plowe,  Mrs.  Ellen  Smith,  Mrs. 
Mary  Willcox.  The  object  of 
the  Club  is  "Mutual  sym- 
pathy and  counsel  and  united 

effort  toward  the  higher  civilization  of  humanity."  It  is  a  member  of  the  Illinois 
Federation  of  Women's  Clubs,  the  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  of  the  16th  Congre- 
ssional District  of  Illinois  and  the  Peoria  Women's  Civic  Federation.  It  is  affiliated 
with  the  Associated  Musical  Interests  of  Peoria,  and  the  Child's  Welfare  League. 


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The  first  president  of  the  Club  was  Mrs.  Clara  Bourland,  who  served  efficiently 
for  twenty-five  years,  when  she  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  Mrs.  Julia  Proctor 
White,  who  served  for  three  years  and  was  succeeded  by  the  present  President,  Mrs. 
Isabelle  Collins.  There  are  at  present  about  four  hundred  members  in  the  Club. 

After  meeting  in  various  places  the  Club  finally  attained  its  present  beautiful 
home,  which  from  early  October  to  June  is  teeming  with  Club  and  Social  activity. 

Among  the  departments  of  the  Club  are  the  Art  and  Literature,  Music,  Social 
Science  and  Home  and  Education.  These  different  departments  offer  classes  in 
History,  Travel,  Shakespeare,  Domestic  Science,  German,  Parliamentary  Law,  Modern 
Drama  and  Current  Events.  In  the  Music  Department  is  a  fine  Women's  Chorus, 
which  is  always  graciously  ready  to  sing  for  Club  entertainments. 

ILLINOIS   VALLEY  YACHT  AND   CANOE  CLUB 

The  Illinois  Valley  Yacht 
Club  was  organized  April 
23rd,  1907,  and  built  a 
club  house  in  1908  at  a  cost 
of  $6000.  In  the  spring  of 
1914  the  Illinois  Valley 
Yacht  Club  and  Peoria 
Canoe  Club  merged  into 
one  organization  under  the 
name  "Illinois  Valley  Yacht 
and  Canoe  Club,"  and  the 
same  year  built  an  annex 
for  canoes  at  a  cost  of  $3200.  The  object  for  which  it  is  formed  is  to  promote  the  in- 
terests of  yachting,  motor  boating  and  canoeing  and  other  aquatic  sports  upon  the 
Illinois  River  and  to  promote  the  social  enjoyment  of  the  members  of  the  association. 
It  is  one  of  the  largest  organizations  of  its  kind  in  Illinois  and  has  staged  a  number  of 
meets  that  afforded  amusement  to  Peorians  as  well  as  a  boost  to  the  city.  The  present 
membership  is  three  hundred  and  forty  and  the  officers  are:  Dr.  E.  H.  Bradley,  com- 
modore; Fred  H.  Putnam,  vice-commodore;  Wm.  Eichhorn,  rear  commodore;  M.  A. 
Hoag,  secretary;  F.  H.  Gift,  treasurer;  W.  R.  Bennett,  chairman  house  committee; 
J.  M.  Bailie,  fleet  captain.  Board  of  directors:  Dr.  E.  H.  Bradley,  Fred  H.  Putnam, 
Bruce  Rutherford,  Geo.  Davenport,  Phil  Z.  Horton,  Wm.  C.  White,  Chas.  Engstrom, 
Walter  B.  Wilde. 


BUSINESS  EXECUTIVE'S   CLUB  OF   PEORIA 

This  is  an  organization  composed  entirely  of  business  executives.  The  present 
membership  is  a  few  more  than  one  hundred. 

Meetings  are  held  every  alternate  Tuesday  at  the  Jefferson  Hotel  from  12  to  1 :30. 

The  purpose  of  the  Club  is  to  increase  the  business  efficiency  of  its  members.  To 
this  end  the  meetings  are  for  the  study  and  discussion  of  business  problems.  The 
first  work  of  the  club  was  to  take  up  the  study  of  The  Science  of  Business  Building. 

In  addition  to  this  regular  course  of  study,  Mr.  F.  L.  Henderson  of  Chicago,  an 
efficiency  engineer,  has  been  engaged  for  a  series  of  twelve  lectures.  Arthur  Frederick 
Sheldon  has  also  addressed  the  club. 


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PEORIA   COUNTRY   CLUB 


The  Peoria  Country  Club  was  incorporated  in  1897.  Its  object  is  the  encourage- 
ment of  athletic  exercises,  recreation  and  social  enjoyment.  The  club  grounds  contain 
twenty-seven  acres,  situated  in  Peoria  Heights,  overlooking  the  Illinois  River,  and 
considered  one  of  the  beautiful  spots  in  the  city.  Adjoining  the  grounds  is  a  forty 
acre  tract  devoted  to  golfing.  The  club  house  is  practically  new  and  is  equipped  to 
meet  every  convenience  of  its  members  and  guests.  The  present  membership  is  three 
hundred  and  the  officers  are:  Wm.  Parry,  president;  Geo.  T.  Page,  first  vice-president; 
John  W.  McDowell,  second  vice-president;  John  C.  Paddock,  secretary;  Sam  Russell, 
treasurer,  and  Garret  De  F.  Kinney,  chairman  house  committee.  These  officers  with 
Col.  Fred'k.  Smith,  Douglas  Bethard,  R.  D.  McDougal,  Herbert  B.  Jamison  and 
W.  E.  Stone  form  the  Board  of  Governors. 

THE  CREVE  COEUR  CLUB  OF  PEORIA. 

The  Creve  Coeur  Club  was  organized 
March  13,  1894,  and  incorporated  April  5  of 
the  same  year,  to  promote  the  business  in- 
terests of  the  city  of  Peoria  and  the  social 
enjoyment  of  the  members  of  the  club.  This 
organization  opened  its  first  club  house  at 
213  S.  Jefferson  Street  on  October  9th,  1894, 
and  ten  years  later  moved  into  its  beautiful 
and  spacious  present  quarters.  The  entire 
three  story  building  at  the  corner  of  Jefferson 
Avenue  and  Main  Street  is  devoted  to  the 
comfort  and  pleasures  of  its  members.  It 
contains  bowling  alleys,  billiard  rooms,  reading  and  lounging  rooms,  and  a  large 
dining  room  that  is  convertible  into  a  banquet  hall.  In  1913  the  full  membership 
was  not  only  completed,  as  provided  by  the  by-laws  which  state  that  the  number 
shall  not  exceed  seven  hundred,  but  had  a  large  waiting  list  of  applicants  for 
admission  which  has  been  growing  ever  since.  In  addition  there  are  one  hundred 
and  thirty-six  non-resident  members.  The  present  officers  are  Val.  Jobst,  Jr., 
president,  Chas.  V.  Miles,  vice-president,  Geo.  F.  Henthorne,  secretary  and,  C.E. 
Ullrich,  treasurer.  The  management  is  vested  in  a  board  of  nine  directors. 

KNIGHTS   OF   COLUMBUS 

The  Knights  of  Columbus  is  an  organization  of  Catholic  men,  whose  aims  and 
objects  are  fraternity,  devotion  to  Catholic  Church  and  Catholic  interests,  and 
the  inculcation  of  patriotism.  It  has  also  an  insurance  department,  which  is  not  com- 


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pulsory,  but  which  has  been  acknowledged  by  actuaries  as  being  an  absolutely  safe, 
sound  and  scientific  system  of  insurance.  It  has  a  membership  of  about  three 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  one  hundred  and  fifteen  thousand  of  whom  are 
insurance  members,  and  the  balance  associate  members. 

Spalding  Council  No.  427  (the  local  Coucil),  whose  Club  House  is  pictured  here- 
with, was  named  in  honor  of  Archbishop  J.  L.  Spalding,  who,  while  not  a  member, 
has  ever  been  a  warm  and  true  friend  to  the  organization.  It  was  instituted  May 
21st,  1889,  and  has  a  membership  of  about  eight  hundred. 


MOHAMED   TEMPLE 

Free  Masonry  has  a  strong  following  in 
Peoria  and  throughout  the  county.  This 
condition  has  made  it  possible  for  the 
Masons  of  Peoria  to  erect,  in  the  past  few 
years,  two  of  the  handsomest  and  most 
expensive  temples  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 
In  1900  the  main  lodge  purchased  some 
improved  property  on  Main  Street  between 
Perry  and  Glendale,  reconstructing  and 
furnishing  it  at  a  total  cost  of  $60,000.  The 
"Shriners,"  whose  ranks  have  been  greatly 
enlarged  by  pilgrims  desirous  of  trailing 
with  them  over  the  hot,  arid  sands  of  the  mighty  desert,  to  give  them  sanctuary  and 
tentage,  in  1901  erected  on  Monroe  Street,  between  Fayette  and  Hamilton,  a  unique 
and  beautiful  temple  at  a  cost  of  $133,000.  The  front  of  this  structure  is  designed 
after  the  ancient  Egyptian  temples  and  the  vast  auditorium  is  arranged  to  resemble  a 
hippodrome  and  seats  sixteen  hundred  people. 

THE   KICKAPOO   GOLF   CLUB 

The  Kickapoo  Golf  Club 
was  organized  in  June  1911 
and  incorporated  August 
19th  of  the  same  year  for 
the  purpose  of  promoting 
the  social  enjoyment  of  its 
members  and  to  afford 
facilities  for  golf  and  other 
outdoor  sports.  It  has 
beautiful  extensive  grounds 
upon  which  is  erected  a 
commodious  club  house, 
affording  every  convenience 
to  its  members.  The  pres- 
ent membership  is  one  hundred  and  forty-seven  resident  and  ten  non-resident,  and 
the  officers  are:  O.  H.  Thomas,  president;  W.  W.  Nicol,  first  vice-president;  W.  A. 
Landis,  second  vice-president;  J.  H.  Kingsbury,  secretary-treasurer;  directors,  A.  H. 
Hawley,  Geo.  Shurtleff,  H.  R.  Shofe,  Biuce  Rutherford,  A.  Suhring,  W.  B.  Elston. 


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PEORIA  EQUAL  SUFFRAGE  ASSOCIATION 


On  April  6th,  1912,  a  call  was  issued  and  on 
April  10th,  about  seventy-five  women  met  in  the 
Assembly  Room  of  the  City  Hall  to  organize  the 
Peoria  Equal  Suffrage  Association.     Mrs.  Clara 
Parsons  Bourland  was  named  temporary  chair- 
man, and  Mildred  McGrew  temporary  secretary. 
A  committee  was  chosen  to  draft  a  constitution, 
and  nominate  the  officers  of  the  Association, 
whose  members  were: 
Mrs.   Julia    Proctor 
White,     Mrs.     T.     A. 
Grier,  Miss  Edna  Ear- 
nest,    Miss    Flora 
Ebaugh,     and     Miss 
Naomi  LaGron.     The 
organization  was  com- 
pleted   at    subsequent 
meetings  on  April  12th 
and  17th,  and  the  fol- 
lowing    officers     were 
elected:  president,Mrs. 
Harrison     Monroe 
Brown ;  first  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  C.  U.  Col- 
lins, second  vice-presi- 
dent, Mrs.  T.  A.  Grier; 
recording    secretary, 
Miss  Mildred  McGrew; 
corresponding       secre- 
tary,   Miss     Elizabeth 
Pursinger;      treasurer, 
Mrs.  Perry  Hiser. 

The  Association  soon 
affiliated  with  the  state 
organization  andun^'er 

the  leadership  of  Mrs.  MRS.  HARRISON  MONROE  BROWN,  PRESIDENT 

Brown,  began  to  take  an  active  part  in  the  cam- 
paign for  suffrage,  securing  more  names  in  pro- 
portion to  population  than  any  other  city  in  the 
state  for  the  public  policy  petition  to  biing 
equal  suffrage  before  the  legislature. 

On  March  7th,  1913,  the  Association  pre- 
sented Mrs.  Grace  Wilber  Trout,  the  state  presi- 
dent, before  a  large  meeting  in  the  Gold  Room  at 
the  Jefferson  Hotel,  and  her  brilliant  lecture 
aroused  much  interest.  Other  interesting 
speakers  from  out  of  Feoria,  during  the  year  were 
Miss  Virginia  Brooks  and  Miss  Marjorie  Benton 
Cooke. 

In  October,  1913,  the  State  Convention  of  the 
Illinois  Equal  Suffrage  Association  rret  in  Peoria, 
and  the  manner  in  which  the  Peoria  Association 
handled  the  meeting  won  the  praise  of  every 
delegate.  The  Peoria  Worr  en's  Club  offered  the 
use  of  their  building  for  the  sessions,  and  the 
meetings  were  crowded  with  interested  Peorians 


anxious  to  hear  the  brilliant  speakers.  This  state 
convention  was  a  historic  one,  as  it  was  a  cele- 
bration over  the  granting  of  limited  suffrage  to 
Illinois  women,  in  June.  Mrs.  H.  M.  Brown  was 
elected  second  vice-president  of  the  State  Assoc- 
iation, the  first  Peoria  woman  to  have  a  place  on 
the  state  board. 

The  Board  of  the  Public  Library  having 
granted  the  use  of  the 
old  board  room  in  the 
library  to  the  Associa- 
tion for  headquarters 
during  the  convention, 
extended  the  privileges 
indefinitely,  and  in 
March  1914,  a  school 
of  instruction  for  voters 
was  opened  in  the 
room  and  continued 
until  after  election. 
Under  the  leadership 
of  Mrs.  T.  S.  Sholars, 
the  Association  made 
an  energetic  campaign 
to  teach  the  women  of 
Peoria  the  methods  of 
voting,  while  remaining 
entirely  non-partisan 
as  to  candidates.  Ward 
meetings  were  held  all 
over  the  city,  and 
numerous  other 
speeches  made.  In  all 
about  one  hundred 
meetings  were  ad- 
dressed, the  major  part 

of  the  work  falling  on  Mrs.  Brown  and  Mrs. 
White.  Over  four  hundred  women  registered  in 
the  headquarters.  A  committee  from  the  Assoc- 
iation visited  every  polling  place  in  the  city  on 
election  day,  and  a  report  was  made  to  the  As- 
sociation Board  which  was  presented  to  the 
Election  Commissioners  the  following  year  when 
Peoria  adopted  the  election  commission  law. 

During  the  spring  campaign  of  1915  the  As- 
sociation continued  its  non-partisan  policy,  as 
well  as  the  school  of  instruction  at  the  head- 
quarters. Numerous  speeches  were  made  also. 
At  the  annual  meeting  April  1st,  1915,  the 
following  officers  were  elected:  president,  Mrs. 
H.  M.  Brown;  first  vice-president,  Mrs.  Flora  A. 
Richards;  second  vice-president,  Mrs.  Henrietta 
B.  Sholars;  treasurer,  Mrs  .Anna  Lester;  recordi- 
ing  sec.,  Miss  Helen  Nixon;  corresponding  sec., 
Miss  Ida  Kirchoff;  directors,  Mrs.  Julia  Proctor 
White,  Mrs.  Bertha  H.  Miles,  Mrs.  Anna  Green. 


Peoria  glue  £ook  Directory 


A  DIRECTORY  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  DICTIONARY 
OF  SELECTED  RESIDENTS  OF  PEORIA 


Also  such  information  as  will  be  valu- 
able to  our  lady  patrons  as  receiving  and 
visiting  days,  summer  residences,  etc. 


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PREFACE 

"Tell  me  thy  company,  and 

I  will  tell  thee  who  thou  art." — Cerventes. 

In  this  maxim  lies  the  incentive  for  the  Peoria  Blue  Book  Directory.  The  idea 
being  a  development  of  a  remark  by  one  of  the  library  assistants  that  there  is  a  demand 
for  a  publication  of  this  kind. 

The  time  has  long  past  since  an  apology  was  necessary  for  the  publishing  of  a 
Blue  Book  Directory.  The  idea  originated  in  England  more  than  sixty  years  ago, 
but  was  kept  in  aristocartic  bounds  until  about  1900,  when  the  scope  was  extended. 

In  presenting  this  publication  we  desire  to  emphasize  the  fact  that  it  is  not  a 
society  directory.  The  aim  of  this  work  is  to  give  a  complete  and  accurate  index  and 
to  introduce  to  one  another  and  the  rest  of  their  fellow  men  and  women,  the  true 
residents  of  Peoria — those  who  have  lived  honorably,  uprightly  and  who  have  the 
welfare  and  interest  of  Peoria  at  heart;  whose  position  or  achievements  make  his 
personality  of  general  interest;  and  tell  us  the  things  that  every  intelligent  person 
wants  to  know  not  only  the  name  and  address,  but  the  business  address  and  summer 
residence  as  well  as  all  phones — how  long  a  resident  of  Peoria,  occupation  engaged 
in,  commercial  and  social  affiliations,  and  milady's  receiving  days  and  her  societies. 

The  information  herewith  submitted  has  been  compiled  from  data  received  from 
first  hand.  Those  who  have  been  kind  enough  to  send,  at  our  request,  written  data 
regarding  themselves  have  shown  a  carefulness  thoroughly  consistent  with  modesty, 
realizing  that  we  owe  to  others  to  present  the  information  at  our  disposal  as  accurately 
as  possible. 

It  is  doubtless  true  that  the  fitness  of  every  name  included  will  not  be  apparent 
to  every  user  of  the  book,  but  while  the  standard  of  admission  is  very  high,  an  un- 
remitting effort  has  been  made  to  satisfy  the  reasonable  expectations  of  all  professions 
and  vocations  as  to  the  names  included.  If  there  have  been  ant  errors,  they  have  been 
in  the  main,  on  the  side  of  liberality  in  order  that  the  book  should  be  useful  in  the 
highest  degree.  However,  a  line  from  the  interested  readers  will  prevent  a  repetition 
of  the  offense. 

We  have  included  in  the  first  pages  of  this  issue  a  number  of  portraits  and  illus- 
trations with  a  view  of  demonstrating  whether  or  not  they  will  add  to  the  interest  of 
the  work.  This  feature  if  favorably  received,  we  should  like  to  make  general  in  the 
next  issue. 

It  may  be  said  in  conclusion,  that  in  bringing  the  Peoria  Blue  Book  Directory  to  its 
present  high  state  of  perfection,  the  very  best  judgment  has  been  exercised  that  long 
experience,  the  most  excellent  facilities  and  the  most  conscientious  care  could  apply 
to  the  task. 

From  time  to  time  we  hope  to  receive  further  suggestion  and  advice  so  that  each 
new  edition  of  the  Peoria  Blue  Book  Directory  may  be  in  all  respects  better  than  its 
predecessors. 

EDW.  L.  RICHTER. 


'NOTE. — For  abbreviations  used  in  the  following  pages,  see  page  six. 


A  DIRECTORY  AND  BIOGRAPHICAL  DICTIONARY  OF 
SELECTED  RESIDENTS  OF  PEORIA 


Also  such  information  as  will  be  valuable  to  our  lady  patrons  as 
receiving  and  visiting  days,  summer  residences,  etc. 


ABERSOL,  E.  J. 

Lawyer,  813  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  532. 
res.  411  Columbia  Terrace  tel.  B. 
1668— L.L.B.  Mich.  U.  1900.— res.  of 
P.  14yrs. — Mason,  K.  P.,  Eastern 
Star. 

ACHELPOHL,  WALTER  J. 

Supt.  operating  expenditures  111. 
Traction  System,  Mayer  office  Bldg. 
tel.  M  683— res.  202  S.  Maplewood 
Ave.  tel.  M  6791— res.  of  P.  9yrs. 
Mason,  Kickapoo  Golf  and  Creve 
Coeur  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Freda  L.  (Harbers) — rec.  d. 
Tues.  and  Wed. — Eastern  Star. 

ADAMS,  CHAS.  C. 

Pres.  Chas.  C.  Adams  &  Co.  pianos, 
music  and  musical  instruments,  309 
Main  St.  tel.  both  phones,  309 — res. 
525  Bradley  tel.  M  106— res.  of  P. 
lOyrs.  attended  Miami  U.  Oxford  O. 
Mason  (Blue,  Consistory,  Shrine) 
Kickapoo  Golf,  Rotary  and  Creve 
Coeur  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Com.,  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn.,  Beta  Sigma  Chi. 
Mrs.  Cora  (Baker)  Adams — Amat. 
Mus.  Club. 

ADDISON,  ALBERT  H. 

Cashier  Cent.  Natl.  Bank,  tel.  M301, 
res.    117    LaSalle   Ave.    tel   B1528-2. 
res.  of  P.  33yrs. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Norma  (Wesner)  Addison. 


ALBERS,  JOHN  H. 

Prop.  Walk-Over  Shoe  Store,  107  S. 
Adams,  tel.  M  1153— res.  817  N. 
Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  1353 — res.  of 
P.  23yrs. — Mason  (Knight  Templar, 
Shrine),  K.  P.,  D.  O.  O.  K. 
Mrs.  Virginia  (Hoit)  Albers. 

ALBERT,  S.  M.,  BROTHER 

Prin.  Spaulding  Institute,  tel.  (new) 
2439 — res.  of  P.  16yrs> — graduate  of 
University  of  Paris,  Member  of  the 
Society  of  Mary. 

ALEXANDER,  ROBERT  H. 

Prop.    Ideal    Pattern    and    Machine 
Wks.,  716  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  2763. 
res.   cor.  Richwood  and  Pacific,  tel. 
B  2054— res.  of  P.  39yrs—  M.W.A. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  (Williams)  Alexander. 

ALLEN,  ARTHUR  W. 

General  cont.  441  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M    100— res.    752    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  1968. 
Mrs.  Angeline  S.  Allen. 

ALLEN,  FRED  J.  W. 

Of  Allen  &  Large,  whol.  cigars,  124 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3556— res.  103 
S.  Garfield  Ave.  tel.  M  3376-3. 
Mrs.  Irene  Allen. 

ALLEN,  W.  M. 

General  cont.  441  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M    100— res.    520   Fourth   Ave.   tel. 
M  76. 
Mrs.  Jennie  Allen. 


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ALLISON,  WILLIAM  R. 

Physician  and  Surgeon,  407  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  BJdg.  tel.  M  702— res. 
600  Fayette,  tel.  M  183— Thirty- 
second  degree  Mason,  Mystic  Shrine, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  Local,  State  and 
National  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Carrie  (Potter)  Allison. 

ANDERSON,  CYRUS  A. 

Railroad,  905  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M5766. 
res.  209  N.  Underbill  St.  tel.  B2152. 
res.  of  P.  one  yr. — L.L.B., — Mason, 
Shrine,  Trans.  Club  of  Peoria  and 
Chicago,  P.  Assn.  of  Com.,  Round- 
table  and  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Florence  T.  (Tollakson)  Ander- 
son— Amat.  Mus.  Club,  West  End 
Womens  Club  of  Chicago — sum.  res. 
Chicago. 

ANDERSON,  N.  C. 

Ladies'  tailor,  317  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  6169— res.  121  North  St.— res.  of 
P.  two  yrs. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Catherine  (Hansen)  Anderson. 

ANICKER,  CHARLES  A. 

Cashier  111.  Natl.  Bank,  228  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  144— res.  402  S.  Univer- 
sity. 

ANTHONY,  CLIFFORD  M. 

Retired   banker,   res.   201    Randolph 
Ave.   tel.   B   322— res.    of   P.   40yrs. 
All  Masonic  bodies,  Creve  Coeur  and 
P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Flora  (Thomas)  Anthony. 

APPLEGATE,  FRANK  W. 

Supt.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept.  store,  122 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3881— res.  600 
Fayette,  Apt.  F  2. 
Mrs.  Anna  Applegate. 

ARCHER,  MRS.  ANNA  L. 

Asst.  Public  Librarian — res.  301  Ellis 
St.  tel.  B  1911— P.  Women's  Club. 


ARMSTRONG,  EDWIN  N. 

Pres. Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  Rwy. 
Union  Depot,  tel.  M  2972— res.  1312 
Main  St.  tel.  B  2473— res.  of  P.  40 
yrs. — int.  in  First  Natl.  Bank  and 
Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Rwy. — Mason 
K.  P.,  M.  W.  A. 

ARMSTRONG,  JAMES  C. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  J.  C.  Armstrong 
Machine  &  Foundry  Co.,  1001  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  349— res.  817 
Knoxville,  tel.  B  849k— res.  of  P. 
69yrs. — Mason. 

ARNOLD,  JOHN  J. 

Cashier  Title  and  Trust  Co.,  Ill  S. 
Jeff.  St.  tel  M.  544— res.  921  Smith 
tel.  M  1336. 
Mrs.  Gertrude  Arnold. 

ARSCOTT,  MRS.  JESSIE  L. 

Millinery,  429  Main  St.  tel.M2345-x. 
res.  901  Hamilton  Blvd. — native  of 
P. 

ATWOOD,  HINCKLEY  G. 

Pres.  American  Milling  Co.,  S.  Bar- 
tonville,  tel.  M  374 — res.  505  Park- 
side  Drive,  tel.  B  574 — B.A.  Osage, 
la.  U.  1898— res.  of  P.  lyr  —  Creve 
Coeur,  Peoria  Country  and  Minne- 
apolis Clubs,  and  Union  League  of 
Chicago. 
Mrs.  Ceryl  (Conway)  Atwood. 

AUBERTINE,  F.  L. 

Dept.  mgr.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept.store 
122  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3887— res. 
317  N.  Perry,  tel.  M  475— res.  of  P. 
22yrs. — int.  in  Block  &  Kuhl  and 
111.  Valley  Trust  Co.— K.  C.,  Creve 
Coeur  and  Peoria  Country  Clubs  and 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

AUGUSTINE,  OTTO  H. 

Genl.  agt.  New  York  Life  Ins.  Co., 
615  Jeff.  Bldg.,  tel.  M  52— res.  323 
N.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  4540 — res.  of 
P.  9yrs. 


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AVERY,  FRANK  E. 

The  Avery  Syndicate,  furniture,  903 
Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    256— res.    303 
Bigelow,  tel.  B  600. 
Mrs.  Edith  W.  Avery. 

AVERY,  FRED'K.  H. 

The  Avery  Syndicate,  furniture,  903 
Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  256— res.  307 
Bigelow,  tel.  B  1361. 


AVERY,  GEORGE  LUZERNE 

Sec.  Avery  Co.,  farm  implements, 
2300  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3488. 
res.  253  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  1652. 
res.  of  P.  22yrs—  A.  B.  Knox  Col- 
lege— int.  in  Avery  Co. — Natl.Safety 
Council — Creve  Coeur  Club,  Child's 
Welfare  League,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
University  Club,  Phi  Gamma  Delta. 
Mrs.  Miriam  (Hunter)  Avery — P. 
Pan  Hellenic  College  Club,  Y.  W.  C. 
A.,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 


BACON,  CICERO  P. 

Land  appraiser  of  Harman  Eng.  Co., 
1020  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2757— res.202 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  456 — res.  of 
P.  9yrs. — Kickapoo  Golf  and  Rotary 
Clubs. 

BACON,  JAY  H. 

Physician  and  Surgeon,  609  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  57— res.  202 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  456— B.  S. 
Knox  College,  M.  D.  John  Hopkins' 
University. — Mason  (32nd  degree, 
Shrine) — Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies. 

BAER,  JOHN  V. 

Treas.  Corning  &  Co.,  ft.  Sanger, 
tel.  M  3601— res.  228  Randolph  Ave. 
tel.  B  1694. 

BAHNI,  FRED  J. 

Pres.  Fred  J.  Bahni  &  Co.,  Mnfg. 
Jewelers,  diamonds,  pearls,  etc.,  and 
engraving,  106  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M2694— res.801  First  St.  tel.  M3370. 
res.of  P.  28yrs.— M.  W.  A.,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn. 
Mrs.  Glen  D.  (Kimball)  Bahni. 
Royal  Neighbors. 


BAKER,  FRANK 

Genl.  Agt.  Erie  Dispatch,  R.  R.  and 
Lake  Lines,  24  Board  of  Trade,  tel. 
M  343— res.  309  Franklin  St.  tel. 
M  3855. — res.  of  P.  45yrs. — Creve 
Coeur  and  Trans.  Clubs,  B.  P.  O. 
E.,  Royal  Arcanum,  Royal  League, 
Board  of  Trade. 

BAKER,  HUNDLEY  B. 

Sales    mgr.    The    Holt    Mnfg.    Co., 
E.    Peoria,    tel.    M    1081— res.    107 
Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  1972. 
Mrs.  Constance  R.  Baker. 

BAKER,  MURRAY  M. 

V.-Pres.    and    genl.    mgr.   The   Holt 
Mnfg.  Co.,  E.  P.,  tel.  M  1081— res. 
480  Moss  Ave.   tel.   M   6967 — pres. 
111.  Warehouse  Co. 
Mrs.  Mary  L.  Baker. 

BALDWIN,  DENNISON  H. 

Dentist,  306  Masonic  Temple,  tel. 
M  556 — res.  323  Moss  Ave.  tel 
M  4129— res.  of  P.  13yrs—  D.  D.  S. 
U.  of  Maryland — Mason  (all  bodies), 
K.  T.  O.  M.,  M.  W.  A.,  Mystic 
Workers,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Dental  Societies. 
Mrs.  Olive  Baldwin. 


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BALDWIN,  MRS.  FANNIE  GOVE. 

Widow  "Eugene  F."— res.  245  N. 
Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  1745. 

BALL,  E.  O. 

Prop.  Kimball  Piano  Store,  125  N. 
Jeff.  St.  tel.  M  2983— res.  202Thrush 
Ave.  tel.  B  497— res.  of  P.  4yrs. 
Mason,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  K.  P. 
Mrs.  Enid  Earle  (Bartlett)  Ball. 
D.  R. 

BALLANCE,  WILLIS  H.,  Jr. 

Pres.  Gipps  Brewing  Co.,  ft.  Bridge, 
tel.  M  16— res.  1319  Hamilton  Blvd. 
tel.  B  1737— P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Eagles,  B.  P.  O.  E. 

BANVARD,  MISS  ELIZABETH 

Sec.  and  Treas.  J.  C.  Armstrong 
Mach.  &  Foundry  and  Economy 
Machine  Co.,  1001  S.  Wash.  St. 
tel.  M  349— res.  806  State  St.  tel. 
M  996 — native  of  P. — sum.  res. 
Rome,  111. 

BARBOUR,  EDWARD  E. 

Physician,  427  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.M2145. 
res.  423  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  23. 
res.  of  P.  12yrs. — M.  D.  Indianapolis 
Med.  College — Mason  (32nd  degree, 
Mystic  Shrine),  D.  O.  K.  K.,  K.P., 
Red  Men,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm. 
Mrs.  Cleopatra  Barbour. 

BARKER,  MRS.  M.  A. 

Widow  "Walter,"  810  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  12— P.  Women's  Club. 

BARNES,  C.  N. 

Lawyer,  3  Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1495^0f  Barnes  &  Burke — res. 
801  Knoxville.  tel.  B  849-X— res.  of 
P.  20yrs. — A.  B.  Iowa  University. 
L.L.  B.  North-Western  U. — Mason, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  P.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Guthery)  Barnes. 


BARTHELL,  W.  G. 

Treas.  J.  B.  Wilton  Bros.  &  Co., 
undertakers,  1304  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  169 — res.  510  Parkside  Drive,  tel. 
B  1061— res.  of  P.  17yrs  —  K.  P., 
M.  W.  A.,  D.  O.  K.  K. 

BARTHOLOMEW,  A.  Y. 

V.-Pres.  The  Bartholomew  Co., Pros- 
pect  and   Sieberling  Ave.   tel.   B    1. 
res.  801  St.  James  St.  tel.  M  5496. 
Mrs.  Lucia  K.  Bartholomew. 

BARTHOLOMEW,  JOHN  B. 

Pres.  Avery  Co.,  2301  N.  Adams. 
tel.  M  3488— res.  501  W.  Armstrong. 
tel.  B  270 — int.  in  Avery  Co.,  Bar- 
tholomew Co.  and  Merchants  Natl. 
Bank — Creve  Coeur,  Country  and 
I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Luella  Moore  Bartholomew — P. 
Women's  Club. 

BARTLETT,  JESSIE  KENNEDY 

Widow  "Jay  C."— res.  202  Thrush 
Ave.  tel.  B  497 — Theosophic  Society, 
Women's  Republic  Alumni  of  Mich. 
U.,  Clio  Club,  Ind.  &  Natl.  Fedn. 

BARTLETT,  WM.  C. 

Sec.  H.  C.  Stone  Lumber  Co.,  Hip- 
podrome Bldg.  tel.  M  1920— res.  223 
N.  Elmwood,  tel.  M  4983. 

BARTLEY,  JOSEPH  F. 

Lawyer,  909  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  710. 
res.     147    N.     Glenwood    Ave.     tel. 
M  6723— of  Weil  &  Bartley— int.  in 
111.  Valley  Trust  Co. 
Mrs.  Mary  S.  Bartley. 

BARTON,  JAMES  M. 

Sec.  Peoria  Bus  &  Baggage  Line,  709 
S.   Wash.   St.   tel.   M    185— res.   200 
Cooper,  tel.  M  2461. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Barton. 


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BARTON,  JOSEPH  B. 

V.-Pres.  Peoria  Bus  &  Baggage  Line, 
709   S.   Wash.   St.   tel.   M   185— res. 
201   N.   Maplewood  Ave.   tel.   4009. 
res.  of  P.  5yrs. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Stamm)  Barton. 

BASCOM,  H.  M. 

Physician  and  Surgeon,  58  Mayer 
Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  4547— res.  214  N. 
Jeff.  Ave. — res.  of  P.  5yrs. — Chief 
Surgeon  111.  Traction  System. — P. 
Med.  Assn.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 

BATCHELDER,  MARK  D. 

Advertising,  409  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 

M    2860— res.    312    Parkside    Drive, 

tel.  B  1282— Rotary  Club. 

Mrs.  Mary  Batchelder — P.  Women's 

Club. 

BATTLES,  HARRY  I. 

Genl.  Agt.  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.R.,  Rock 
Island  Depot,  tel.  M  2940— res.  409 
Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  1102. 
Mrs.  Mary  D.  Battles. 

BEAGLE,  N.  R. 

Chemist,  65  Mayer  Bldg.  tel.  M  683. 
res.  120  Ayers  Ave.  tel.  B  2578-1. 
B.  Chem.  Cornell  U. — res.  of  P.3yrs. 
University  Club. 

Mrs.  Hermione  Virginia  (Jones)  Beagle 
College  Club. — sum.  res.  Fair  Haven 
Bay,  New  York. 

BEAN,  GEO.  T. 

Patent  Attorney,  504  Woolner  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1645— of  La  Porte  &  Bean, 
res.  409  N.  Perry  Ave. 

BEASLEY,  ALFRED  W. 

Prin.   Peoria   High   School — res.   407 
Knoxville.  tel.  B  391— res.  of  P.  50 
yrs. — Dartmouth  College. 
Mrs.  Mary  (Ramsay)  Beasley. 

BEASLEY,  GEO.  K. 

Lawyer,  346  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  4484— res.  724  Kansas.  tel.B2266. 
Mrs.  Lillian  F.  (Moore)  Beasley. 


BEASLEY,  HARRY  E. 

Consulting  engineer  City  of  Peoria, 
City  Hall,  tel.  M  1019— res.  711 
Lavielle  St.  tel.  M  6003— B.  S.— res. 
of  P.  40yrs. — Masonic  orders,  B.  P. 
O.  E.,  Illini  Club. 

Mrs.  Nellie  Louise  (Boyd)  Beasley. 
D.  A.  R.,  0.  E.  S.,  Woman's  Relief 
Corps  No.  12— sum.  res.  301  S.Tenth 
St.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

BECKER,  D. 

V.-Pres.  Behrends  Ice  &  Fuel  Co.,  S. 
Wash,  and  Apple  Sts.  tel.  M  1859. 
res.  1005  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M4154. 
Mrs.  Louisa  Becker. 

BECKER,  O.  F. 

Asst.  Genl.  Mgr.  Hercshel  Mfg.  Co., 
648  W.  Wash.  St.,  E.  P.  tel.  M  361. 
res.  113  N.  Douglas,  tel.  M  2401-3. 

BECKER,  RAY  O. 

Genl.  Agt.  North  Western  Mutual 
Life  Ins.  Co.,  724  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M  112— res.  2,21  N.  Maplewood,  tel. 
M  4585— P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Helen  J.  Becker — P.  Woman's 
Club. 

BECKWITH,  C.  E. 

Pres.  American  Hog  Post  Co.,  1013 
Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    5750— res.    205 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  5759. 
Mrs.  Mamie  L.  Beckwith. 

BEEBE,  H.  C. 

Pres.  H.  C.  Beebe  Co.,  mill  work, 
1009  S.  Adams,  tel.  M  3652,  new  14. 
res.  of  P.  25yrs. — also  res.  of  Sylvia, 
Kansas. 

BEECHER,  HOWARD  B. 

Prin.  Douglas  School,  res.  408  Frye 

Ave.  tel.  B  1156— A.  B.— res.  of  P. 

20yrs .— Mason,  M.  W.  A.,  Phi  Delta 

Theta. 

Mrs.  Alice  D.  Beecher. 


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BEHRENDS,  D.  H. 

M.  G.  Behrends  &  Sons,  ice,  1220  N. 
Water  St.  tel.  M  1454— res.  1433  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave. 

BEHRENDS,  J.  G. 

M.  G.  Behrends  &  Sons,  ice,  1220  N. 
Water  St.  tel.  M  1454— res.  1433  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave. 

BEHRENDS,  M.  G. 

M.  G.  Behrends  &  Sons,  ice,  1220  N. 
Water  St.  tel.  M  1454— res.  1433  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Behrends. 

BEHRMANN,  CARL. 

Lawyer,  817  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  6060, 
res.  Y.M.C.A.  tel.  M5790— L.L.  B. 
Geo.  Wash.  U. — res.  of  P.  4yrs. 
Calumet  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
University  Club,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

BELCK,  J.  M. 

Pres.  B.  F.  Adams  Co.,  agri.  implts., 
114  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  368— res. 
1009  N.  Monroe,  tel.  M  3150— res. 
of  P.  50yrs. — Mason,  Mystic  Shrine, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Alice  (Couch)  Belck. 

BELDEN,  R.  M. 

V.-Pres.  Peoria  Engraving  Co.,  107 
Main  St.  tel.  M  1644— res.  1706 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  6697 — res.  of 
P.  4yrs. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Kathryn  Ivy  (Graham)  Belden. 
Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

BELLINGER,  W.  H. 

Physician,  511  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  4917— res.  104  La  Salle 
Ave.  tel.  B  987— res.  of  P.  19yrs. 
M.  D. — Mason. 


BELSLEY,  RAY  J. 

Banker,  Sec.  Home  Savings  and  State 
Bank\  333  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  385. 
res.  2411  Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  5653. 

A.  S.  Bradley  Polytechnic  Institute, 
res.  of  P.  29yrs.— I.  V.  Y.  Club,  Y. 
M.  C.  A.,  Child's  Welfare  League. 
Mrs.  Lina  S.  (Ulrich)  Belsley.— Col- 
lege  Club,   Child's  Welfare   League, 
P.  Women's  Club. 

BENNETT,  CHARLES  A. 

Prof.  Manual  Arts  Bradley  Polytech- 
nic Institute,  tel.  M  5327 — res.  1711 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  1514-3. 

B.  S.    Worcester   Polytechnic    Insit- 
tute — res.  of  P.  18yrs. — Pres.  Manual 
Arts   Press,   Pres.   P.   Society  Allied 
Arts,   Sec.   P.   Betterment  Assn.,   P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  University  Club. 
Mrs.  Clara  Emily  (Blodgett) Bennett. 
Child's    Welfare    League,    Mother's 
Club,  Child's  Study  Club,  Pres.  Y. 
W.  C.  A. 

BENNETT,  CHAS.  M. 

Prop.  Bennett  Bldg.,  317  S.  Adams 
St.— res.  224  Missouri  Ave.  tel.  B347. 

BENNETT,  WM.  R. 

Pres.  Bennett's  Electric  Garage,  cor. 
Main  &  Globe,  tel.  M  5020— res.  216 
St.  James  St.  tel.  M  5407. 

BENTON,  WILBER  M. 

Real  Estate,  201  Observatory  Bldg. 
tel.  M  2017— res.  223  Crescent  Ave. 
tel.  B  1621. 

BERGER,  R.  M. 

Whol.  Shoes,  123  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  973— res.  323  California,  tel.B910. 
Mrs.  Jessie  (Nash) — P.Women's  Club. 

BERGNER,  AARON  H. 

Treas.  P.  A.  Bergner  &  Co.,  dept. 
store,  Adams  and  Fulton,  tel.  M3756. 
res.  308  N.  Institute  Place,  tel.  B640. 
Mrs.  lima  (Hunter)  Bergner — P. 
Women's  Club. 


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BERGNER,  JOHN  V. 

With  P.  A.  Bergner  &  Co.,  dept. 
store,  Adams  and  Fulton,  tel.  M3756. 
res.  401  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1043. 

BERGNER,  P.  A. 

Pres.    P.   A.    Bergner   &   Co.,    dept. 

store,   cor.   Adams   and   Fulton   Sts. 

tel.  M  3756— res.  401  Moss.  Ave  tel. 

M  1043. 

Mrs.  Emma  H.  Bergner — P.Women's 

Club. 

BERRY,  O.  V. 

Optometrist,  125  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  1736— res.  511  Ellis,  tel.  B  1159. 
res.  of  P.  lOyrs. — Graduate  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Optometry,  1898, 
Mason,  Eastern  Star,  and  Pres.  111. 
State  Society  of  Optometry. 
Mrs.  Lillian  May  (Green)  Berry. 
Eastern  Star. 

BETHARD,  DOUGLAS  H. 

Pres.  Jobst-Bethard  Co.,  cor.  Oak 
and  Washington  Sts.  tel.  M  3444. 
res.  145  Right  St.  tel.  M  1024.— res, 
of  P.  40yrs. — Creve  Coeur,  Kickapoo 
Golf,  Automobile  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Ass'd.  Charities. 
Mrs.  Harriet  (Dougherty)  Bethard. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

BEYER,  FRANK  A. 

Sec.  Bulach-Marshall  Co.,  upholster- 
ing, 312  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M   1794. 
res.  916  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
Mrs.  Ora  H!  Beyer. 

BIGGS,  G.  C. 

Dentist,  413  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  912. 
res.  613  Spring  St.  tel.  M  1969. 
Mrs.  Juanita  Biggs. 

BIGHAM,  DAVID  L. 

Pres.  Peoria  Tent  &  Awning  Co.,  110 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  877— res.  906 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  732-Y. 


BIGHAM,  HERBERT  C. 

Sec.  and  Treas.  Peoria  Tent  &  Awn- 
ing Co.,  110  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  877. 
res.    1027    N.    Glen    Oak    Ave.    tel. 
B  1545-3. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Bigham. 

BIRKETT,  CLYDE  R. 

Lawyer,  129  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M743. 
res.  1115  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3114-2. 
res.  of  P.  28yrs  —  L.L.  B.  111.  Wes- 
leyan  U.  '08— B.  P.  0.  E.,  Phi.Delta 
Phi,  American  Bar  Assn. 

BIRKS,  FRED'K.  M. 

Sec.  and  mgr.  Colburn,  Birks  &  Co., 
jobbing  druggists,  216  S.  Wash.  tel. 
M  4550  (new  141)— res.  112  Roan- 
oke  Ave.  tel.  B  1387- Y— native  of  P. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Julia  (Wrenn  Miles)  Birks. 
Friday  Club,  College  and  Amat. 
Mus.  Clubs. 

BIRKS,  JOHN. 

Treas.  Colburn,  Birks  &  Co.,  jobbing 
druggists,    216    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  4550  (new  141)— res.  141  High  St. 
tel.  M  631. 
Mrs.  Maria  Birks. 

BLAIR,  MILTON  C. 

Pres.  Blair  Paper  Co.,  115  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M   1904— res.  208  111.  Ave. 
tel.   B  817 — graduate  Iowa  College, 
res.  of  P.  40yrs. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Morrison)  Blair. 

BLAIR,  THOMAS  H. 

Local  mgr.  The  Boss  Mfg.  Co.,  3014 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M   125— res.   125 
Flora,  tel.  B  1073. 
Mrs.  Marcia  Blair. 

BLAIR,  WM.  G. 

Treas.  and  mgr.  Blair  Paper  Co.,  115 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  1904— res.  339 
Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  3823-1— res.  of 
P.  24yrs.— M.  W.  A.,  K.  O.  T.  M., 
W.  0.  W. 


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BLOCK,  CARL  C. 

Sec.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept.  store,  124 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3881— res.  825 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3947 — native  of  P. 
Mason  (Knight  Templar,  32d  deg., 
Shrine),  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Phi.  Delta 
Theta,  Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country,  I. 
V.  Y.  and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Jeannette  Avery  (Powers)  Block. 

BLOCK,  HAJO  H. 

Treas.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept.  store,  124 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3881— res.  731 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3773 — native  of  P. 
Mason  (32d.  deg.,  Shrine),  Natl.  Im- 
plement &  Vehicle  Show,  Phi  Delta 
Theta,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Hazel  Marguerite  (Nash)  Block. 

BLOOM,  JACQUES 

Pres.  and  treas.  The  B.  &  M.  Cloth- 
ing Store,  201  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M19. 
res.  340  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3600. 
Mrs.  Marie  A.  Bloom — P.  Women's 
Club. 

BLOSSOM,  FRED'K.  F. 

Pres.  Cent.  Natl.  Bank,  cor.  Adams 
and  Main  Sts.  tel.  M  301— res.  1630 
N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1700— int. 
in.  Peoples  Loan  &  Homestead. 
Mrs.  Jane  McC.  Blossom. 

BOHANAN,  WM.  F. 

Optometrist,   335  S.   Adams  St.  tel. 
M  2532-L— res.  218  Fourth  St.  tel. 
M  2487-X— res  of  P.  36yrs. 
Mrs.  Leilly  (Tobin)  Bohanan. 

BONTJES,  JOHN  H. 

The  B.  &  B.  Coal  Co.,  507  Woolner 
Bldg.    tel.    M    1466— res.    623    Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  1208. 
Mrs.  Julia  J.  Bontjes. 

BOTTINGHEIMER,  SEYMOUR  G. 

Rabbi  "Anshai  Emeth"  Temple — res. 
205  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  5188. 
Mrs.   Emma   Bottingheimer — rec.   d. 
Saturday — P.  Women's  Club,  Temple 
Sisterhood,  Sisters  of  Peace. 


BOURKE,  WALTER  C. 

Insurance,  Loans  &  Homestead,  402 
Observatory  Bldg.  tel.  M  518 — res. 
203  Sixth  Ave.  tel.  M  1704-4. 

BOWEN,  EUGENE  R. 

Advertising    mgr.    Avery    Co.,    farm 
implements,  2300  N.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M   3488— res.   905   E.   Arcadia,   tel. 
B  1088. 
Mrs.  K.  Frances  Bowen. 

BOYD,  SAMUEL  B. 

Business  Broker,  1013  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M    5750 — res.    511    Knoxville    Ave. 
tel.   B   2313— res.   of   P.   3yrs.— Sec. 
American  Hog  Post  Co. 
Mrs.  Minnie  (Prosland)  Boyd. 

BOYER,  GEO.  R. 

Osteopathic  Physician,  519  Jeff. Bldg. 
tel.  M  1942— res.  106  High  St.  tel. 
M  428. 

BOYNTON,  RAY  J. 

Asst.  treas.  Avery  Co.,  farm  imple- 
ments, 2300  N.  Adams  St.  tel.M3488. 
res.  205  S.  Douglas,  tel.  M  5601. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Boynton. 

BRADLEY,  EDWIN  H. 

Oculist  and  specialist  Eye,  Ear,  Nose 
and  Throat,  239  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1950— res.  112  High  St.  tel. 
M  6344— res.  of  P.  23yrs—  M.  D. 
Vermont  U. — Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies,  American  Academy 
of  Opthalmology  and  Oto-Laryngol- 
ogy — I.V.Y.  and  Creve  Coeur  Clubs. 
Mason  (32d  deg.,  Shrine). 
Mrs.  Maud  (Mathews)  Bradley. 

BRADLEY,  GILES  H. 

Dept.  mgr.    Oakford   &   Fahnestock, 
whol.  grocers,  302  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  3333 — res.  106  Crescent  Ave.  tel. 
M  3827-4. 
Mrs.  Cora  L.  Bradley. 


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117 


BRADLEY,  RICHARD  B. 

Tailor,  135  S.  Jeff.  Ave,  tel.  M  6869. 
res.  1312  Main  St.  tel.  B  2468— res. 
of   P.    36yrs  — B.    P.    O.    E.,    Creve 
^oeur  Club,  K.  C. 
Mrs.  Georgia  A.  Bradley. 

BRADLEY,  ROBERT  C. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  127  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  1485 — res.  Peters  Apts. 
tel.  M  4793— res.  of  P.  llyrs  —  M.D. 
St.  Louis  U.  Med.  College — Mason, 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties. 
Mrs.  Alice  (Hyrme)  Bradley. 

BRADY,  PETER 

Supt.    Peoria    Railway    Co.,    634    S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  49— res.  1319  N. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4194. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Brady. 

BRAIN ARD,  CHAS.  D. 

Pres.  Central  Electric  Co.,  238  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  690— res.  903  Jack- 
son St.  tel.  B  677-3— res.  of  P.  51 
yrs. — Natl.  Treas.  Royal  Benefit 
Society,  Mason,  I.O.O.F.,  K.P.,Creve 
Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P. 
Electric  Club. 
Mrs.  Jennie  (Bush)  Brainard. 

BRAVERMAN,  A. 

Furniture,  325  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  704— res.  209  Randolph,  tel. 
B  2040— res.  of  P.  2yrs.— Mason 
(Consistory,  Shrine),  M.  W.  A.,  I.  0. 

0.  F.,  P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn.,  P.Assn. 
of.  Comm.,  Benais  Brith. 

BRAYSHAW,  BENJAMIN  W. 

Pres.  Amole  Soap  Co.,  117  S.  Water 
St.  tel.  M  510— res.  843  Knoxville 
Ave.  tel.  B  2032— res.  of  P.  43yrs. 

1.  O.   O.   F.,   Order  of  Mutual  Pro- 
tection. 

BRAYSHAW,  CLARENCE  W. 

Treas.  Amole  Soap  Co.,  117  S.  Water 
St.   tel.   M   510— res.   509   Ellis,   tel. 
B  1317. 
Mrs.  Nora  Brayshaw. 


BRAYSHAW,  WALTER  W. 

Sec.  and  chemist  Amole  Soap  Co., 
117  S.  Water  St.  tel.  M  510— res. 
805  Spring  St.  tel.  M  2721-1— native 
of  P.— M.  W.  A.,  Redmen. 

BREMER,  HENRY  F. 

Pres.    Central    Stone    Co.,    1710    S. 
Water    St.    tel.    M    3042— res.    1518 
Smith,  tel.  M  2599— res.  of  P.  35yrs. 
I.  0.  O.  F.,  Order  of  Ben  HUT. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Brunzel)  Bremer. 

BREWSTER,  BENJ.  D. 

Res.  1015  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3131. 

res.  of  P.  6yrs. 

Mrs.  Anna  (Detweiller)  Brewster. 

BROBST,  CHAS.  H. 

Eye,  nose  and  throat  specialist,  407 
Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  702. 
res.  107  High  St.  tel.  M  994— M.D. 
John  Hopkins'  U. — 32d  deg.  Mason, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  Local,  State  and 
Natl.  Med.  Societies,  Academy  of 
Ophtalmology  and  Oto-Laryngology. 
Mrs.  Marian  K.  (Kuntz)  Brobst — P. 
Women's  Club. 

BROCK,  ORAL  A. 

Advertising  mgr.   Keystone  Steel   & 
Wire  Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M3412. 
res.  417  Linn,  tel.  B  1856. 
Mrs.  Minnie  A.  Brock. 

BRONS,  FRED  J. 

Pres.  Cereal  Food  Co.,  ft.  Cedar  St. 
tel.  M  766— res.  401  Peoria  Ave.  tel. 
B  1800— res.  of  P.  SOyrs.— K.  C. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Sprenger)  Brons. 

BROWN,  B.  FRANK 

Pres.  Brown  Printing  Co.,  200  Main 
St.  tel.  M  278— res.  901  Shipman  St. 
tel.  M  1893— Mason  (Knight  Temp- 
lar, Shrine),  B.  P.  0.  E.,  I.  O.  0.  F., 
Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Ada  (Prince)  Brown). 


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BROWN,  CLYDE  G. 

Veterinary  surgeon,   234  Eaton,   tel. 

M  422— res.  611^  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 

M  4200  (new  1043)— res.  of  P.  8yrs. 

M.D.V.    McKillip  Veterinary  School 

Chicago. 

Mrs.  Lena  H.  (Heselden)  Brown. 

BROWN,  DELOSS  S. 

Real   Estate,   127  S.   Jeff.   Ave.  tel. 
M    1368— res.    526    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  6961— of  Brown  Bros.  &  Cassell. 
Mrs.  Vonna  (Ritchie)  Brown. 

BROWN,  EUGENE. 

Real   Estate,   127  S.   Jeff.   Ave.   teL 
M  1368— res.  814  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
tel.  B  938— of  Brown  Bros.  &  Cas- 
sell. 
Mrs.  Lillian  K.  Brown. 

BROWN,  HARRISON  M. 

V.-Pres.  F.  H.  Pfeififer  Crockery  Co., 
318  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  244— res. 
2502  Main  St.  tel.  1361— res.  of  P. 
9yrs. — Mason  (Blue,  Chapter,  Com- 
mandery,  Shrine),  M.  W.  A.,  T.  P. 
A.,  U.  C.  T.,  Mystic  Workers. 
Mrs.  Adelie  (Maxwell)  Brown — P. 
Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

BROWNELL,  CLAUDE  B. 

Dentist,  523  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  845. 
res.  112  Park  Side  Drive,  tel.  M6934. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Brownell. 

BRUNINGA,  JACOB. 

Dooley  &  Bruninga,  plumbers,  334  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3840— res.  602  Fifth 
Ave.  tel.  M  5895— res.  of  P.  38yrs. 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Johnson)  Bruninga. 

BUCHANAN,  CHAS.  S. 

Mgr.  Niagara  Hotel,  108  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  1723— res.  230  E.  Armstrong, 
tel.  B  1483. 
Mrs.  Amelia  Buchanan. 


BUCKWELL,  THOMAS  D. 

Mgr.  sales  dept.  Central  111.  Light 
Co.,  316  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3340. 
res.  205  Laura  Ave.  tel.  M  6490. 
res.  of  P.  3yrs. — Mason — CreveCoeur 
and  Rotary  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Y.M.C.A.,  Natl.  Electric  Light  and 
Natl.  Gas  Assn. 
Mrs.  Anna  Wiley(Randall)Buckwell. 

BUDDEN,  HERMAN  O. 

Sec.  and  mgr.  F.  H.  Faber  &  Co., 
hides,  109  Main  St.  tel.  M  699— res. 
316  in.  Ave.  tel.  B  1656. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Budden. 

BUEHLER,  CHRISTIAN. 

Pres.  E.  Godel  &  Sons,  packers,  ft. 
South,    tel.    M    3375— res.    103    W. 
High  St.  tel.  M  3608. 
Mrs.  Phoebe  B.  Buehler. 

BULACH,  ANTON  G. 

V.-Pres.  Bulach-Marshall  Co.,  uphol- 
stering, 312  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M1794. 
res.  218  S.  Bourland,  tel.  M  5173. 
Mrs.  Minnie  Bulach. 

BURBY,  J.  ELLSWORTH 

Physician  and  surgeon,  120  N.  Adams 
St.  tel.   M   619— res.   800   N.   Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  2257-1— res.  of  P.  17yrs. 
M.  D.,  Baltimore,  Md.  U. 
Mrs.  Sophia  (Eisler)  Burby. 

BURGESS,  THEODORE  C. 

Pres.  and  Director  Bradley  Institute, 
tel.  M  935— res.  222  S.  Glenwood 
Ave.  tel.  M  3729— res.  of  P.  18yrs. 
A.  B.  Hamilton  College,  Ch.  D. 
Chicago  U.,  A.  M. — Creve  Coeur  and 
University  Clubs,  Natl.  Educational 
Assn., American  Health  League,  Natl. 
Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Indust- 
rial Education,  American  Philolog- 
ical Assn. 

Mrs.  Laura  May  (Briggs)  Burgess. 
As  You  Like  It  Club. 


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BURHANS,  LEVI  A. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  605  Central 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  both  phones  438. 
res.  1800  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  both  phones 
2823— res.  of  P.  6yrs.— M.D.,  North 
Western  U.  Med.  College,  1908— P. 
City  and  County  Med.  Societies, 
Mason  (Blue,  Consistory),  Creve 
Coeur  Clubs. 

BURT,  EGBERT  N. 

V.-Pres.  Edw.  A.  Pratt  Audit  Co., 
807  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  5478— res.  504 
Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M  1698— Mason, 
Mrs.  Annie  M.  (Smith)  Burt. 

BURNHAM,  ALONZO  F. 

Physician,  300  N.  Elizabeth  St.  tel. 
B  1664— res.  of  P.  2yrs  —  M.D.  Rush 
Med.  College — Mason,  K.  P.,  Court 
of  Honor,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  S.  Emma  (Blunt)  Burnham. 
rec.  d.  Wed.— Eastern  Star,  W.  C. 
T.  U. — sum.  res.  farm,  Mason  City, 
111. 

BURTON,  GEO.  W. 

Lawyer,  genl.  counsel  111.  Traction 
System,  10  Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel. 
M  960— res.  407  Knoxville  Apt.  B. 
tel.  M  2237— L.L.  B.  Geo.  Wash.  U. 
res.  of  P.  7yrs. — P.  and  111.  State 
Bar  Assn.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 

BUSH,  EDW.  J. 

Bush's  Wall  Paper  Store,  organized 
1849,  wall  paper,  painting,  framing, 
etc.,  236  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  389. 
res.  206  Institute  PI.  tel.  M  2044. 
native  of  P. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Royal  League,  State  Sec.  of  Master 
House  Painters  and  Decorators  Assn. 
of  111. 

Mrs.  Estelle  (Scranton)  Bush — P. 
Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

BUSH,  FRANK  H. 

Sec.  P.  A.  Bergner  &  Co.,  dry  goods, 
cor.  Adams  and  Fulton  Sts.  telM3756. 
res.  220  W.  Armstrong,  tel.  B  1727. 
Mrs.  Hattie  A.  Bush. 


BUSH,  GEO.  M. 

Asst.  Cashier  First  Natl.  Bank  of  P., 
210  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M134— res.  310 
N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  2445. 
Mrs.  Nettie  Bush— P.  Women's  Club. 

BUSH,  JOHN  A. 

Bush's  Wall  Paper  Store,  organizedH 
Bush's  Wall  Paper  Store,  organized 
1849,  wall  paper,  painting,  framing, 
etc.,  236  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  389. 
res.  220  W.  Armstrong,  tel.  B  1727. 
res.  of  P.  66yrs. — Mason  (Shrine, 
Knight  Templar,  Consistory),  I.  0. 
0.  F.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  and  Life 
Pres.  Old  Settlers  Assn. 

BUSH,  WM.  C. 

Sec.  Wilson  Provision  Co.,  packers, 
ft.    South,    tel.    M    3435— res.    338 
Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  1460. 
Mrs.  Lucy  C.  Bush. 

BUSHELL,  JOHN  W. 

Prop.  A.  A.  Bushell  &  Son,  roofers 
and  roofing  material,  1317  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  671— res.  220  St.  James, 
tel.  M  915— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Catherine  (Donnelly)  Bushell. 

BUTTERFIELD,  EDW. 

Prop.  Butterfield  Millinery  Store,  316 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  462— res.  500 
Linn,  tel.  B  1669— res.  of  P.  2yrs. 
B.  P.  0.  E. 

BUTTS,  LUCAS  I. 

Sheriff— res.  1215  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
M  2460— res.  of  P.  35yrs—  Mason, 
M.  W.  A.,  Sons  of  the  Revolution  & 
Spanish  War  Veterans,  Creve  Coeur 
Club. 

BUTTS,  MRS.  MARY  C. 

Widow  of  "Chas.  E."— Pres.  Peoria 
Fuel  Co. — res.  1215  N.  Perry  Ave. 
tel.  M  2460— res.  of  P.  45yrs. 


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CAHILL,FRANK  T. 

Mgr.  Woolner  Distilling  Co.,  ft. 
Spellman,  tel.  M  3418— res.  605 
Fifth  Ave. 

CALLAHAN,  B.  G. 

Salesman,  Pfeiffer  Crockery  Co.,  318 

S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  244— res.  613 

Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  3789 — res.  of  P. 

21yrs. 

Mrs.  Minnie  (Corray)  Callahna. 

CAMERON,  GLEN  J. 

Lawyer,  2nd  floor  Grimes  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1089— res.  814  Knoxville  Ave'  tel. 
B  1745 — of  Cameron  &  Cameron. 
Native  of  P. 

CAMERON,  JAMES  A. 

Lawyer,  2nd  floor  Grimes  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1089— res.  814  Knoxville  Ave.  tel. 
B    1745 — of    Cameron    &    Cameron, 
res.  of  P.  42yrs  —  Beta  Theta  Phi. 
Mrs.  Amelia  (Trial)  Cameron. 

CAMPBELL,  GEO.  W. 

Lawyer,  549  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M840. 
res.  114  Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  5492. 
Of  Covey,  Campbell  &  Covey — res. 
of  P.  18yrs.— L.L.  B.  111.  U— Kick- 
apoo  Golf  and  Creve  Coeur  Clubs, 
and  P.  Asfen.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mary  (Clark)  Campbell. 

CAMPBELL,  JAMES  E. 

Physician    and    Surgeon,    609    Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  57— res.  805 
Lincoln,  tel.  M  811. 
Mrs.  Alice  Campbell. 

CAMPBELL,  ROBERT  M. 

Asat.  Postmaster,  Govt.  Bldg.,  cor. 
Main  and  Monroe  Sts.  tel.  M  379. 
res.  414  W.  Armstrong,  tel.  B  1640. 

CARPENTER,  B.  G. 

Doctor  of  Divinity,  400  N.  Glen  Oak 
tel.  B  1658— res.  of  P.  8yrs—  mem. 
of  Library  Board — Mason,  M.W.  A., 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Child's  Welfare 
League. 


CARSON,  GEO.  F. 

Dealer  in  Bonds,  Stocks  and  Farm 
Lands,  209  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  65. 
res.  109  E.  Arcadia,  tel.  B  129— res. 
of  P.  27yrs—  Mystic  Shrine,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  Associated  Charities,  Creve 
Coeur,  Kickapoo  Golf  and  Rotary 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

CARTER,  FRED'K.  R. 

Brick  and  Coal,  119  Bridge,  tel. 
M  1116— res.  565  Linn,  tel.  B  877-2. 
Mrs.  Kate  A.  Carter. 

CASE,  ENSLEY  J. 

Sutliff  &  Case  Co.,  whol.  drugs,  312 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  524— res.  419 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1108— res.  of  P. 
28yrs. — int.  in  Crescent  Coal  Co.  and 
Case  &  Kroenlein — Mason  (Shrine) 
I.  V.  Y.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Jennete  E.  (Waugh)  Case. 

CASE,  GEO.  W. 

Sutliff  &  Case  Co.,  whol.  drugs,  312 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M   524— res.  205 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  2215. 
Mrs.  Irma  B.  Case. 

CASE,  MORRISS  E. 

Sec.  and  treafs.  Crescent  Coal  Co., 
831  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  3566— res.  419 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1108. 

CASEY,  JAMES  J. 

General  Ins.,  347  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  280— res.  909  Linn  St.  tel.  B 179-1. 
res.  of  P.  35yrs. — int.  in  111.  Valley 
Trust  Co.— K.  C.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Isabella  A.  (Mellon)  Casey — rec. 
d.  Friday — Civic  Federation,  Cath- 
olic Women's  League,  Child's  Wel- 
fare League,  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Ass'd. 
Charities. 

CASEY,  PETER. 

Mgr.  Corning  Distilling  Co.,  Krause 
Ave.  tel.  M  761— res.  1109  N.  Mad- 
ison Ave.  tel.  M.  889. 
Mrs.  Betty  Casey. 


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CASSELL,  FRANK  T. 

Real   Estate,  6  Anheuser-Neil   Bldg. 
tel.  M  1368— res.  101  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  2593— of  Brown  Bros.  &  Cassell. 
Mrs.  Lucy  I.  Cassell. 

CAUSEY,  WALTER  G. 

Mortgage  Loans  and  Real  Estate, 
218  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  (both  phones)  22. 
res.  128  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  147 — native 
of  P. — pres.  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  dir- 
ector in,  State  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank,  P.  Natl.  Implement  and  Veh- 
icle Show,  Creve  Coeur  Club  and 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Mrs.  Florine  A.(Thiedens)  Causey. 

CHALLIS,  ARTHUR  H. 

Genl.   agt.   Mass.   Mutual  Life   Ins. 

Co.,  815  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  6776. 
res.  119  Ayres  Ave,  tel.  M  5264— A. 

B.     Cornell     U.— res.     of  P.     4yrs. 

Mason,  Sigma  Nu,  F.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Olive  R.  Challis. 

CHITTICK,  ALEXANDER 

Physician,  333  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  5506— res.  508  Wisconsin  St.  tel. 
B  641— res.  of  P.  3yrs—  M.D.,  Natl. 
Med.  U.,  Ph.G.  Chicago  U.,  A.B., 
Dixon  U.— W.  O.  W.,  K.  P.,  Assoc- 
iated Physicians  of  America,  Authors 
Club — author  of  Quiz  Compendium 
on  Medicine  and  Biochemistry. 

CHRISTOFFEL,  EMIL. 

Mgr.  Schulze  Bread  Co.,  ft.  Fayette 
tel.  M  1335— res.  503  Linn  St.  tel. 
B  1902— res.  of  P.  5yrs—  T.  P.  A. 
Mrs.  Alvina  E.  Christbffel. 

CHUBBUCK,  H.  E. 

V.-Pres.    111.    Traction    System,    344 
Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  890— res. 
349  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3984. 
Mrs.  Georgia  Vernon  Chubbuck — P. 
Women's  Club. 


CHUSE,  FERDINAND 

Chuse  &  Co.,  saddlery,  105  N  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  81— res.  617  Bradley  Ave. 
tel.  M  5217. 
Mrs.  Mae  L.  Chuse. 

CHUSE,  MARION  X. 

Asst.  cashier  111.  Natl.  Bank,  228  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  144— res.  108 
Crescent  Ave.  tel.  M  3853. 

CLARK,  CHARLES  D. 

Capitalist,  930  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  64. 
res.  217  North  St.  tel.  B  1527— res. 
of  P.  54yrs. — int.  in  Horace  Clark  & 
Sons  Co.,  Peoria  Heights  Rwy.  Co., 
Commercial  B.  &  L.  Assn. — Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Emily  (Blakesly)  Clark. 

CLARK,  GEO.  ARTHUR. 

Treas.    Horace    Clark    &    Sons    Co., 
head  of  Walnut,  tel.  M  35— res.  628 
N.  Elizabeth  St.  tel.  B  1308— treas. 
Clark  Coal  &  Coke  Co. 
Mrs.  Julia  B.  Clark. 

CLARK,  HORACE. 

Sec.  and  genl.  mgr.  Clarke  Coal  & 
Coke  Co.,  923  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  64. 
res.  305  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.B1020. 
native  of  P. — attended  Dartmouth 
College — Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Mrs.  Jennie  M. (Robinson)  Clark. 

CLARKE,  REV.  CLEMENT  G. 

Pastor  First  Cong.  Church,  Hamilton 
Blvd.  and  Monroe  St.— res.  409  N. 
Perry,  tel.  M  1436. 
Mrs.  Martha  C.  Clarke. 

CLARKE,  ROBERT  D. 

Capitalist,  1207  Jeff.Bldg.  tel.  M2320. 
res.  603  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  91. 
Mrs.  Cora  G.  Clarke. 


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CLARKE,  SAMUEL  M. 

Pres.  Clarke  &  Co.,  dry  goods,  102 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3528— res.  1228 
Hamilton  Blvd.,  tel.  B  904. 

CLARKSON,  CHESTER  D. 

Prop.  Clarkson's  Laundry,  531  Ful- 
ton St.  tel.  M  234— res.  343  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  1725— res.  of  P.  40yrs. 
Mason  (all  bodies)  Creve  CoeurClub, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Natl.  Laundry 
Assn. 
Mrs.  Alice  M.(Heidrich)  Clarkson. 

CLINCH,  HON.  WALTER  A. 

Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  Room  8 
Court  House,  tel.  M  1071— res.  121 
N.  Elmwood,  tel.  M  2931. 
Mrs.  Bessie  M.  Clinch. 

COCKLE,  C.  S. 

V.-Pres.    and   treas.    Gipps    Brewing 
Co.,  cor.  Bridge  and  Water,  tel.M16. 
res.  135  Randolph    .ve.  tel.  B  1234. 
Mrs.  Harriet  F.  Cockle. 

COE,  THOMAS  C. 

Dentist,  607  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  (both  phones)  438— res.  214 
Broadway,  tel.  B  503— res.  of  P.  20 
yrs.— D.  D.  S.— Mason,  M.  W.  A., 
Court  of  Honor,  and  Local,  State 
and  Natl.  Dental  Societies. 
Mrs.  Rosa  (Cowan)  Coe. 

COFFMAN,  HARRY  A. 

Sales  mgr.  Hart  Grain  Weigher  Co., 
grain  handling  machinery,  100  Eaton 
St.  tel.  M  364— res.  1125  Knoxville 
Ave.  tel.  B  1864. 
Mrs.  Jessie  E.  Coffman. 

COHEN,  SOL. 

Solo  violinist  and  teacher  at  Peoria 
Musical  College,  cor.  Madison  and 
Fayette,  tel.  M  4604— res.  806  Ham- 
ilton Blvd.  tel.  M  5064— res.  of  P. 
2yrs. — American  Guild  of  Violinists. 


COLE,  E.  A. 

Treas.  Avery  Co.,  farm  implements, 
2300    N.    Adams   St.    tel.    M    3488. 
res.  1211  N.  Perry,  tel.  M  1363. 
Mrs.  Mina  Cole. 


COLEAN,  WM.  H. 

Office  326  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M5519. 
res.  801  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1129. 
Mrs.  Frances  Colean. 


COLLINS,  CLIFFORD  U. 

Surgeon,  427  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2145. 
res.  624  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  715. 
res.  of  P.  22yrs. — M.D. — consulting 
surgeon  111.  Traction  System — Creve 
Coeur,  P.  Country,  I.V.Y.  and  Auto- 
mobile Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
(pres.  1912),  Mason  (32nd  deg.,  Con- 
sistory, Shrine),  Sons  of  Veterans, 
Child's  Welfare  League,  P.  City  Med. 
Society,  Fellow  American  College  of 
Surgeons. 

Mrs.  Isabelle  (Henry)  Collins — Pres. 
P.  Women's  Club. 


COLLINS,  W.  C. 

Sales  mgr.  Keystone  Steel  &  Wire 
Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  342— res. 
220  Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  582— Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Mason  (Scottish 
Rite  Consistory,  32nd  deg.),  Imple- 
ment Vehicle  and  Hardware  Club. 
Mrs.  Anna  J.  Collins — P.  Women's 
Club. 


COLVIN,  ABRAHAM  P. 

Treas.  Central  111.  Light  Co.,  316  S. 
Jeff.  St.  tel.  M  3340— res.  300  Park- 
side  Drive,  tel.  B  639— res.  of  P.  18 
yrs. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Rulon)  Colvin. 


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COMSTOCK,  CLARENCE  ELMER 

Prof,  mathematics  Bradley  Institute, 
tel.  M  935— res.  522  Bradley  Ave. 
tel.  M  1060— res.  of  P.  18yrs  — A.B., 
A.M.— University  Club,  Child's  Wel- 
fare League. 

Mrs.  Lucia  (Gary  Driggs)  Comstock. 
Childs  Study  Club,  As  You  Like  It, 
and  Childs  Welfare  League. 


COOLER  WM.  M. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  516  Jeff.Bldg. 
tel.  M  1493— res.  1212  N.  Monroe 
St.  tel.  M  3687— res.  of  P.  lOyrs. 
M.  D.  North  Western  U.  Medical 
College — Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med. 
Societies,  32nd  deg.  Mason  and  Mys- 
tic Shrine. 
Mrs.  Ella  V.  (Engstrom)  Cooley. 


CONE,  WILLIAM  R. 

Real  Estate,  211  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1444— res.  1312  Main  St.  tel. 
B  2465— of  Cone  &  Sear— res.  of  P. 
19yrs. — L.L.B.  Wesleyan  U. — Mason, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  Sigma  Chi. 
Mrs.  Kathryn  (Christian)  Cone. 


CONEY,  JOSEPH  P. 

Dentist,  309  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3563— res.  107  Flora  Ave.  tel. 
B  2027— res.  of  P.  32yrs—  D.D.S. 
Georgeton  U. — Psi  Omega  Natl. 
Fraternity,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  and  Masonic  bodies 
Mrs.  Ethel  (Margolis)  Coney. 

CONZELMAN,  W.  J. 

Mgr.  U.  S.  Industrial  Alcohol  Co. 
tel.  M  722 — res.  Pekin  and  Peoria. 
res.  of  P.  lyrs. — Mason,  K.  P., 
M.  W.  A.,  Comm.  Club  of  Pekin, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  Country  Club  of 
Pekin,  Tazewell  Club  Pekin. 
Mrs.  Bertha  (Herget)  Conzelman. 
Pekin  Women's  Club — Litt.  Society, 
sum.  res.  various  places. 

COOLEY,  PROCTOR  P. 

V.-Pres.    and    genl.    mgr.    Culter    & 

Proctor  Stove  Co.,   cor.   Water  and 

Fayette,  tel.   M  89— res.   375  Moss 

Ave.  tel.  M  4273. 

Mrs.  Bessie  N.  Cooley — P.  Women's 

Club. 


COOPER,  J.  F. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  325  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  1241— res. 
415  Barker,  tel.  M  4618— M.D.  Col- 
lege of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
Baltimore,  Md—  I.  O.  0.  F.,  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Lois  M.  (Brown)  Cooper. 


CORKEN,  EDW.  E. 

Sec.  Cent.  111.  Light  Co.  tel.  M  3340. 
res.  425  Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  1488. 
res.  of  P.  13yrs. — attended  August- 
ana  College,  Rock  Island — M.  W.  A., 
K.  C.,  Creve  Coeur  and  Wolf  Tone 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Minnie  P.  (Ortell)  Corken. 


CORNELISON,  WM.  T. 

Of  T.  A.  Grier  &  Co.,  18  Bd.  of 
Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  977— res.  559 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  509— res.  of  P.  32 
yrs. — mgr.  Burlington  Elevator  Co. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Kate  (Anthony)  Cornelison. 
sum.  res.  Deerwood,  Minn. 


CORRELL,  CHARLES  T. 

Gen.   Supt.   V.   Jobst   &   Sons,   con- 
tractors, 221  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M1586 
res.  214  Armstrong,  tel.  B  1328-4. 
Mrs.  Emma  F.  Correll. 


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COSTELLO,  WM.  P. 

Sec.  Gipps  Brewing  Co.,  ft.  Bridge, 
tel.  M   16 — res.  423  Dechman  Ave. 
tel.  B  1242. 
Mrs.  Mary  I.  Costello. 

COVEY,  DELBERT  A. 

Lawyer,  549  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.M840. 
res.  423  Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  954— of 
Covey,  Campbell  &  Covey. 
Mrs.  Ida  G.  Covey. 

COVEY,  IRA  J. 

Lawyer,  548  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.M840. 
res.  526  Linn  St.  tel.  B  767-1— res.  of 
P.  21yrs. — Mason  (Shrine,  Consist- 
ory), Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Alta  (Linnell)  Covey — Peoria 
Women's  Club. 

COWAN,  DAVID  J. 

Lawyer,  416  Masonic  Temple,  tel. 
M  975— res.  206  Randolph,  tel. 
B  1429= — res.  of  P.  5yrs. — graduate  of 
Souther;n  111.  Normal  U. — Mason  (all 
bodies),  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  P. 
Mrs.  Sarah  A.  (D/uncan)  Cowan — P. 
Women's  Club,  Book  Review  Chib. 

COWLES,  WARREN 

Division  passenger  agt.  C.  R.  I.  & 
P.  R.  R.,  Jefferson  Hotel,  tel.  M  253. 
res.  210  S.  Elmwood,  tel.  M  1264. 
Mrs.  Pauline  M.  Cowles. 

COYNER,  CHAS.  E. 

Peoria  Buick  Motor  Co.,  824  Main 
St.  tel.  M  127— res.  106  N.  Glen- 
wood  Ave.  tel.  M  5718. 

CRAWFORD,  CHAS.  L. 

Jeweler,  307  Main  St.  tel.  M  1592. 
res.  1323  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  2695. 
res.  of  P.  29yrs—  K.  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
M.  W.  A.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mamie  S.  (Smith)  Crawford. 


CRAWLEY,  A.  H. 

Prop.  Crawley  Electric  Co.,  228  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  720— res.  115 
Dechman,  tel.  B  823- Y — res.  oi'  P. 
33yrs. 

CREHORE,  EDW.  F. 

Sec.    Wilson    Grocery    Co.,    800    S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3392— res.  300  N. 
Douglas,  tel.  B  1068. 
Mrs.  Carrie  B.  Crehore. 

CREMER,  B. 

Editor  Peoria  Demokrat,  2nd  floor 
Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4— res.  400  N. 
Madison  Ave. — Pres.  German  Fire 
Ins.  Co.  and  the  German-American 
Natl.  Bank. 

CREMER,  CHAS. 

Sec.  German  Fire  Ins.  Co.,  2nd  floor 
Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M   4— res.    200   N. 
Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  2925. 
Mrs.  Mary  Cremer. 

CREMER,  MATHIAS 

Peoria  Demokrat,  2nd  floor  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  4— res.  400  N.  Madison 
Ave. 

CUMERFORD,  HARRY  E. 

Undertaker  and  Professional  Em- 
balmer,  203  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.M297. 
native  of  P.— Mason,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
Moose,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  Creve  Coeur  and 
I.  V.  Y.  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Sons  of  Veterans. 

Mrs.  Bertha  Jeanette  (Davis)  Cum- 
erford — P.  Women's  and  Amat.  Mus. 
Clubs,  Worthy  Matron  Eastern  Star. 

CUNNINGHAM,  FRANK  O. 

Investment  Broker,  813  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  532— res.  218  North  St.  tel. 
B  1997— res.  of  P.  64yrs—  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Louise  G.  Cunningham — P. 
Women's  Club. 


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CURTISS,  GEO.  W. 

Pres.  Dime  Savings  &  Trust  Co.  and 
Title  &  Trust  Co.,  Ill  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  4195— res.  407  N.  Perry  Ave. 
tel.  M  1502— res.  of  P.  30yrs  —  Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  Mason 
(all  bodies). 

CUSHING,  MRS.  LENA  O. 

Of  the  Capital  Laundry,  108  S.  Mad- 
ison Ave.  tel.  M  838— res.  417  Co- 
lumbia Terrace,  tel.  B  1151 — P. 
Women's  Club. 


CUTTER,  CHAS.  CHESTER 

Prop.   Cutter,  Wrigley  Coal  &  Feed 

Co.,  116  June,  tel.  M  1183— res.  414 

S.  Bourland,  tel.  M  4114 — native  of 

P. — Creve    Coeur    and    P.    Country 

Clubs. 

Mrs.  Florence  (Ambridge)  Cutter. 

CUTTER,  WESTON 

Mgr.  S.  &  H.  Coal  Co.,  Walnut,  cor. 
S.  Water,  tel.  M  6464— res.  354  Cal- 
lender,  tel.  M  5018 — int.  in  Peoria 
Motor  Cycle  Co.— I.  V.  Y.  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Sanchen  (  (Strehlow)  Cutter. 


DAILEY,  HON.  JOHN 

Lawyer  and  State  Senator,  502  Ob- 
servatory Bldg.  tel.  M  1604 — res. 
1217  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1124. 
native  of  P.— L.L.  B.  Mich.  U.  1890. 
Mason  (32nd  deg., Shrine),  D.O.K.K., 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  M.  W.  A.,  Creve  Coeur 
Club. 
Mrs.  Clara  F.  (Johnston)  Dailey. 

DAILY,  J.  E. 

City  Attorney,  City  Hall,  M  627. 
res.  129  N.  Garfield,  tel.  M  2426. 
res.  of  P.  6yrs—  L.  L.  B.  Yale  U. 
1909 — Creve  Coeur,  University,  I.V. 
Y.  and  P.  Yacht  Clubs,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
K.  P.,  D.  O.  K.  K. 
Mrs.  Audrey  L.  (Woodward)  Daily. 

DALLWIG,  PAUL 

Lawyer,  1105  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  226. 
res.  237  S.  Maplewood,  tel.  M  2295. 
Mrs.  Edna  E.  Dallwig — P.  Women's 
Club. 


DALTON,  JOHN 

Sec.   and  treas.   S.   C.   Bartlett  Co., 
grain,    16   Bd.   of   Trade    Bldg.   tel. 
M.  215— res.  Ill  Callender  Ave.  tel. 
M  3524— native  of  P.— K.  C. 
Mrs.  Rose  Mary  (Mooney)  Dalton. 

DANIELS,  RICHARD  H. 

Dentist,  436  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  4945— res.  811  First  St.  tel. 
M  2399-X. 

DAUGHERTY,  MRS.  JENNIE  P. 

Widow  "A.  J."— res.  522  N.  Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  5839— res.  of  P.  25yrs. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Eastern  Star, 
Allied  Arts. 

DAVIS,  E.  L. 

Physician    and    surgeon,    709    Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  5082— res. 
406  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1309. 
Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Davis. 


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DAVIS,  FRANKLIN  S. 

Physician,  712  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel. 
M  799— res.  of  P.  25yrs  —  M.  D. 
Mason,  Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med. 
Societies,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  Childs  Welfare  League,  Natl. 
Society  Study  and  Prevention  of 
Tuberculosis. 

Mrs.  Maude  (Alexander)  Davis — Sec. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Y.  W.  C.  A., 
Allied  Arts,  Childs  Study  Club, 
Childs  Welfare  League. 

DAY,  WARREN  W. 

Architect,  527  Main  St.  tel.  M  613. 
res.  606  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.M4665. 
native  of  P. — B.  S.  Architecture  111. 
U.  '10— Theta  Delta  Chi,  Illini,Assn. 
of  Cosmopolitan,  P.  Executives,Kick- 
apoo  Golf,  University  and  I.  V.  Y. 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Natl. 
Society  of  Scabbard  and  Blade,  P. 
Society  of  Allied  Arts,  Natl.  Geo- 
graphical Society,  111.  Society  of  Ar- 
chitects. 

Mrs.  Ethel  A.  (Hollister)  Day— Col- 
lege Club,  P.  Allied  Arts — sum.  res. 
Champaign,  111. 

DAY,  WM.  H. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Day  Carpet  &  Furn. 
Co.,  218  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  66. 
res.  204  Randolph,  Apt.  5,  tel.  B661. 
Mrs.  Josephine  E.  Day. 

DAY,  WM.  P. 

Pres.  Day  Carpet  &  Furn.  Co.,  218 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  66— res.  Jeff. 
Hotel. 

DE  HAVEN,  J.  B. 

Treas.  and  sec.  American  Milling 
Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  374— res. 
102  Cooper,  tel.  M  4072. 

DE  KROYFT,  FRED'K.  M. 

Druggist,    126    N.    Adams    St.    tel. 
M  295 — res.  Irondequoit  Point,  Pros- 
pect Heights,  tel.  B  227-1. 
Mrs.  Lola  De  Kroyft — P.  Women's 
Club. 


DE  MOURE,  CHAS.  O. 

Optometrist,  103  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  2714— res.  743  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel. 
B  1082— res.  of  P.  16yrs—  0.  D. 
Bradley  Inst.,  Oph.  D.  Northern  111. 
College,  Chicago — sec.  and  genl.  mgr. 
Wyatt-Demoure  Co. — Mason  (Shrine, 
Eastern  Star,)  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Pres.  Ionic  Club,  Mem.  of  Executive 
Committee  111.  State  and  Natl.Assns. 
of  Optometrists. 

Mrs.  Kathryn  (Tiekan)  De  Moure. 
sum.  res.  New  York. 

DENNIS,  FRANCIS  R. 

Real    Estate    and    Investments,    715 
Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    2477— res.    109 
Roanoke,  Apt.  2,  tel.  B  2255 — res.  of 
P.  15yrs. 
Mrs.  Florence  G.  McKelvey. 

DENNIS,  HERBERT  R. 

Banker,  100  E.  Wash.  St.  E.  P.,  tel. 
M  1511— res.  400  N.  Main  St.,  E.P. 
res.  df  P.  12yrs. — Special  Assessment 
Collector  and  Treas.  E.  P.  Drainage 
Dist.,  Pres.  First  Natl.  Bank,  E.  P., 
E.  P.  Comm.  Club,  Covenant  Club, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  Historical  Society. 
Mrs.  Marion  (Brownlee)  Dennis. 
rec.  d.  Thursday — Church  and  Social 
Clubs — sum.  res.  "Up way  Cottage." 

DENNIS,  S.  A. 

Real  Estate,  301  E.  Wash.  St.,  E.  P. 
tel.  M  816— res.  400  Floyd  Ave.  new 
tel.  17-2— res.  of  E.  P.  16yrs.— Alder- 
man— E.  P.  Comm.  Club. 
Mrs.  Frances  H.  Dennis — Royal 
Neighbors. 

DENZLER,  JOHN 

Asst.  cashier  Home  Savings  and  State 
Bank,  333  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  385. 
res.  900  Monson  St.  tel.  M  361 — res. 
of  P.  24yrs. — Mason,  M.  W.  A., 
Swiss  Society. 
Mrs.  Nellie  Elizabeth  Denzler. 


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DERING,  M. 

Brick  and  roofing  tile,  321  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  1207— res.  409  Barker, 
tel,  M  6921. 
Mrs.  Addie  Bering. 

DERSCH,  GUSTAV  A. 

Whol.  and  retail  cigars,  factory  cor. 
Fourth  and  Monson,  tel.  M  520. 
res.  200  Fourth  Ave.  tel.  M  2663. 
native  of  P.— Mason,  B.  P.  0.  E., 
Rotary  Club. 
Mrs.  Esther  Schroeder. 

DETWEILLER,  THOS.  H. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  Detweiller  Ice  Co., 
1724  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  98— res. 
409  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M  4260. 

DE  WEIN,  J.  H. 

Typewriters,  1201  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M  521— res.  116  N.  Orange  St.  tel. 
M  5361— native  of  P.— K.  P.,  D.  0. 
K.  K. 

DEWEY,  HOMER  H. 

Grain,  26  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M  3817— res.  217  N.  Glenwood,  tel. 
M  5587— res.  of  P.  7yrs.— A.  B. 
Director  Bd.  of  Trade — Creve  Coeur 
University  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Beta  Theta  Pi. 
Mrs.  Onel  (Howard)  Dewey — College 
Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

DEWEY,  WM.  H. 

Grain,  26  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M  3817— res.  117  N.  Elmwood,  tel. 
M  4904— res.  of  P.  6yrs— A.  B.  111. 
U— Bd.  of  Trade,  Illini,  I.  V.  Y., 
Creve  Coeur  and  University  Clubs, 
Beta  Theta  Pi. 

DEWEY,  W.  W. 

Grain,  26  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M  3817— res.  117  N.  Elmwood,  tel. 
M  4904— res.  of  P.  6yrs— Bd.  of 
Trade,  Mason,  Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs. 

Mrs.  May  (Williams)  Dewey — 20th 
Century  and  Amat.  Mus.  Clubs. 


DICKSON,  VICTOR  HEYL 

Sec.  and  treas.  Peoria  Metal  Culvert 
Co.,  E.  P.  tel.  M  1168— res.  1411 
Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1218— res.  of 
P.  28yrs— B.  S.,  M.I.  T.  '07— Theta 
Xi,  Rotary  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Assembly  Assn.,  I. 
C.  M.  Assn.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  111.  High- 
way Improvement  Assn. 
Mrs.  Lillie  Mae  (Yowell)  Dickson. 
Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Petersburg  Women's 
Club — sum.  res.  Petersburg,  111. 

DILZER,  CHAS.  F. 

Engraver,    112    S.  dams    St.    tel. 

M  1775— res.  113  Smith— sec.  111. 
Valley  Trust  Co. 

DITEWIG,  GEO.  A. 

Pres.  Wolschlag  Co-operative  Coal 
Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  1530— res. 
120  High  St.  tel.  M  34. 

DODD,  J.  ELLIS 

Sales  mgr.   Herschel   Mfg.   Co.,   648 
W.   Wash.,  E.  P.,  tel.  M  361— res. 
323  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M  2660. 
Mrs.    Frances    Dodd — P.    Women's 
Club. 

DOLAN,  OLIVER  J. 

Treas.  111.  Valley  Trust  Co.,  227  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  32— res.  1216  N.  Mad- 
ison Ave.  tel.  M  3114-3. 
Mrs.  Ada  A.  Dolan. 

DON  MEYER,  MRS.  ELLEN  C. 

res.  329  California  Ave.  tel.  B  900. 
res.  of  P.  32yrs. — V.-Pres.  Donmeyer 
Gardner  Co. — Eastern  Star,  Equal 
Suffrage,  Honorary  member  Luther 
Burbank  Society. 

DOOLEY,  E.  J. 

Cashier  Dooley  Bros.,  Coal  &  Miners 
Supplies,    1201    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  1829— res.  806  Hecox. 
Mrs.  Katherine  L.  Dooley. 


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DOOLEY,  E.  P. 

Mgr.  Dooley  Bros.,  Coal  &  Miners' 
Supplies,    1201    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M    1829— res.    304    Widenham,    tel. 
M  3069-2. 
Mrs.  Mollie  Dooley. 

DOOLEY,  JAMES  B. 

Pres.  Dooley  Bros.,  coal  and  miners' 
supplies,  604  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M674. 
res.  713  Garden,  tel.  M  3868— res.  of 
P.  34yrs. — Independent  Order  For- 
esters, Creve  Coeur  and  Wolf  Tone 
Clubs. 
Mrs.  Fredericka  (Schultz)  Dooley. 

DOOLEY,  RICHARD  A. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Dooley  Bros.,  coal 
and  miners  supplies,  604  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  674— res.  539  Schelby  Ave. 
tel.  M  1329— res.  of  P.  30yrs. 

DOOLEY,  S.  B. 

Dooley  &  Bruninga,  plumbers  334  S. 

Jeff.    Ave.    tel.    M    3840— res.    143 

Helen  St.  tel.  M  5158— res.  of  P.  31 

yrs—  K.  C.,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  P.  Assn.  of 

Comm. 

Mrs.  Katherine  C.  (Murphy)  Dooley. 

DOUGHERTY,  ROBERT  B. 

Sec.  and  treas.  J.  W.  Franks  &  Sons, 
printers,  100  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  322. 
res.  116  W.  Virginia  Ave. 

DOWDALL,  WM.  T. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  415  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  1766— res.  1111  N.  Mon- 
roe Ave.  Apt.  B.  tel.  M  1211 — native 
of  P.—  B.  A.  Wabash  College,  M.D. 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons. 
Local  surgeon  111.  Central  R.  R.,  Ex- 
aminer Metropolitan  Life  Ins.  Co., 
Central  Union  Life  Ins.  Co.,  Hart- 
ford Life  Ins.  Co.,  M.  W.  A.,  Inde- 
pendent Order  Foresters,  Mystic 
Workers  and  the  Fraternal  Reserve, 
also  member  therein  and  in  Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies,Natl. 


Railways  Surgeons  Assn., Creve  Coeur 
and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Anna  C.  Dowdall. 

DUFFNER,  WM.  V. 

Pharmacist,  Bradley  Ave.  and  Uni- 
versity St.  tel.  M  1244— res.  404  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1309— res.  of 
P.  ISyrs. — Ph.  G., — Clerk  in  charge 
P.  O.  sub-station  No.  10— K.  C., 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Com. 

DU  MARS,  ELIOT  C. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  102  S.  Perry 
Ave.  both  phones  1112-1 — res.  220 
S.  Maplewood,  both  phones  1112-2. 
native  of  P.— M.  D.  Wash.  U.  1906. 
Mason,  P.  County  Med.  Society, 
Med.  Staff  Proctor  Hospital. 
Mrs.  Edith  M  .(Wood)  Du  Mars. 

DU  MARS,  RUFUS  A. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  102  S.  Perry 
Ave.  both  phones  1112-1 — res.  217 
N.  Maplewood,  tel.  M  6806— res.  of 
P.  42yrs .— M.  D.,  U.  of  Penn.  1877. 
Mason,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  Peoria 
County  Med.  Society  and  Med.  Staff 
St.  Francis  Hospital. 
Mrs.  Nellie  (Frye)  Du  Mars. 

DURKIN,  JAMES  E. 

Druggist,  501  Main  St.  tel.  M  487. 
res.  1321  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4298. 
Mrs.  Carlotta  Durkin. 

DURKIN,  JOSEPH  P. 

Sec.  and  genl.  mgr.  Title  and  Trust 
Co.,  Ill  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  544. 
res.  1321  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4298. 
native  of  P. — K.  C.,  Creve  Coeur 
Club. 

DUTCH,  CHAS.  C. 

Lawyer,  701  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  4373— res.  237  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  3550— res.  of  P.  ISyrs.— L.L.  B., 
U.  of  Mich. — Mason,  Creve  Coeur 
and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Mae  E.  (Knight)  Dutch. 


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EAGLETON,  L.  O. 

Lawyer,  1017  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1186. 
res.  126  E.  Arcadia,  tel.  B  1604. 

B.  S.  McKinley  College  '94— L.L.  B. 
North-Western  U.   '97— of  Eagleton 
&  Stone— Mason,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  K.  P., 
M.  W.   A.,   Mystic  Workers  of  the 
World. 

Mrs.  Minnie  (Pierce)  Eagleton. 

EASTON,  MILO  T. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  604  Main  St. 
tel.  M  1177— res.  216  Cooper  St.  tel. 
M  3544— res.  of  P.  30yrs  —  M.  D. 
North  Western  U— P.  City  Med. 
Society,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Phi 
Beta  Pi. 

Mrs.  Helen  (Blackburn)  Easton. 
Child's  Study  Club,  Eastern  Star. 

EATON,  E.  P. 

Perry  Eaton  &  Son,  locksmiths, 
133  S.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  4162-Y. 
res.  of  P.  24yrs— M.  W.  A.,  Y.  M. 

C.  A.,  P.  Motor  Cycle  Club. 

EATON,  WM.  PERRY 

Perry  Eaton  &  Son,  locksmiths,  133 
S.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  4162-Y— res.  of 
P.  40yrs  —  M.  W.  A.,  Knights  & 
Ladies  Security,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

EBAUGH,  WM.  H. 

Mason  contractor,   701   Seventh   St. 
tel.  M  3604— res.  of  P.  30yrs—  M. 
W.  A.,  Bankers  of  Des  Moines,  la. 
Mrs.  Nancy  J.  (Allgire)  Ebaugh. 

ECKARD,  ELMER  M. 

Physician  and  surgeon  and  Coroner 
P.  County,  501  Cent.  Natl.  Bank. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  814— res.  615  Indiana 
Ave.  tel.  B  370— res.  of  P.  19yrs. 
B.  S.  Alma  College,  M.  D.  Rush 
Med.  College— Chief  Surgeon  T.  P. 
&  W.  R.  R  —  Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies,  Mason,  I.  O.  0.  F., 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Kickapoo  Golf  Club. 
Mrs.  Agnes  L.  Eckard. 


ECKERT,  ORLANDO  M. 

Engineer,  220  Linn  St.  tel.  B  1988. 
res.  of  P.  30yrs.— I.  0.  O.  F.,  Mason, 
Engineer's  Craftsman. 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  Eckert— P.  ArtLeague 

ECKLEY,  S.  W. 

Commissioner  of  Pub.   Works,   City 
Hall,  tel.  M  69— res.  1305  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  2099-Y— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Margaret  (Reitz)  Eckley. 

EDMONSON,  OSCAR  B. 

Physician  andSurgeon,  SulphurSprings 
Sanitarium,  215  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  6770— res.  219  S.  Bourland,  tel. 
M  2193— res.  of  P.  lyr  — B.S.,  M.D. 
Mason  (Chapter,  Knight  Templar, 
Shrine). 

Mrs.  Lena  (Bailor)  Edmonson — P. 
E.  0. 

EHRESMAN,  J.  E. 

Mgr.  Peoria  Auburn  Auto  Co.,  135 
S.  Nonroe  Ave.  tel.  M  6066— res.  659 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M.  6924 — res.  of  P.  lyr. 
I.  C.  M.  A. 
Mrs.  Bertha  (Steinman)  Ehresman. 

EIBECK,  THOMAS  L. 

Mgr.  Peoria  Bus  &  Baggage  Line, 
709  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  185— res. 
304  Louisa,  tel.  M  3874-3— res.  of  P. 
42yrs. — Sons  of  Veterans,  K.  P., 
North  American  Union. 
Mrs.  Lena  (Carroll)  Eibeck. 

EICHENLAUB,  JOHN  E. 

Real  Estate  and  Ins.,  423  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  800— res.  106  Parkside 
Drive,  tel.  M  2079— of  Spurk  & 
Grigsby. 

EICHHORN,  H.  G. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  309  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  both  phones  3563. 
res.  of  P.  19yrs— M.  D.  North- 
Western  U.  Med.  College  1896. 
Mason,  Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med. 
Societies. 
Mrs.  Louise  Ehringer. 


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ELDER,  B.  H. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  222  Woolner 
Bldg.     tel.     M     2306-X— res.     1222 
Second  Ave.  tel.  M  2876-4. 
Mrs.  Kate  Elder. 

ELLIOTT,  JOHN  M. 

Lawyer,  809  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  325— res.  117  N.  Glen  wood, 
tel.  M  3135— L.L.  B.  Wesleyan  U. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Trans.  Clubs, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Zelda  (De  Motte)  Elliot. 

ELLS,  ZERAH  D. 

Mgr.  Natl.   Refining  Co.,  whol.  oil, 
cor.  Western  and  Krause  Aves.  tel. 
M  624— res.   121  Crescent  Ave.  tel. 
B  2015. 
Mrs.  Rose  M.  Ells. 

EMERSON,  FRANK  N. 

Architect,  321  Main  St.  tel.  M  905. 
res.  100  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1814. 
of  Hewitt  &  Emerson — native  of  P. 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
University  Club,  Princeton  Club  of 
N.  Y. 

EMERSON,  GEO.  F. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  Cummings  &  Emer- 
son, whol.  hdwr.,  412  S.  Wash.  St. 
tel.  M  24— res.  1000  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
tel.  B  1814— res.  of  P.  40yrs—  Dir- 
ector First  Natl.  Bank. 
Mrs.  Harriet  C.(Woodruff)Emerson. 

ENGSTROM,  C.  L. 

Treas.  C.  V.  Engstrom  Co.,  leather 
findings,  210  Main  St.  tel.  M  2314. 
res.  1204  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.M3962. 

ENGSTROM,  CHAS.  V. 

Pres.  C.  V.  Engstrom  Co.,  leather 
findings,  210  Main  St.  tel.  M  234. 
res.  1204  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.M3962. 
res.  of  P.  42yrs.— I.  O.  O.  F.,  Mason 
M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Bessie  (Anderson)  Engstrom. 


ENTWISTLE,  WM.  H. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Kasjens  &  Entwistle, 
Inc.,  plumbers,  421  Hamilton  Blvd. 
tel.  M   1914— res.  533  Kettelle,  tel. 
M  3777. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Entwistle. 

ERKERS,  HERMAN  J. 

Sec.  A.   Lucas  &  Sons,  iron  works, 

1318  S.  Wash.  tel.  M  227— res.  210 

Second — res.    of    P.    29yrs. — Turner 

Societies. 

Mrs.  Hellen  J.  Erkers. 

ERLER,  EDW.  F. 

Photographer,  1216  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  3399— res.  215  S.  Douglas. 

ERLER,  MAX. 

Prop.  Erler  Studio,  photographer, 
1216  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3399— res. 
205  N.  Institute  PI.  tel.  M  6048. 
res.  of  P.  57yrs. — Mason,  Shrine. 

ESPENSCHIED,  A.  E. 

Stationery  and  office  outfitter,  212  S. 

Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3712— res.  404  St. 

James. — res.  of  P.  14yrs. 

Mrs.  Eugenie  B.   (Bordinet)    Espen- 

schied. 

EVANS,  FRANK  M. 

Genl.  gr.  A.  I.  Hanseler  Co.,  321  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  175— res.  101  N. 
Glenwood  Ave.  tel.  M  5101 — res.  of 
P.  20yrs—  Mason  (all  bodies),  B.  P. 
0.  E. 

Mrs.  Ida  Elizabeth  (Pipas)  Evans. 
Church  Societies,  Amat,  Mus.  Club, 
sum.  res.  Rome,  111. 

EVANS,  FRED'K.  H. 

Supt.  Vocational  Courses  Bradley  In- 
stitute, tel.  I  5327— res.  107  Fred- 
onia  Ave.  tel.  M  4169 — res.  of  P.  11 
yrs— B.  M.  E.  1903,  M.  E.  1906. 
Tau  Beta  Pi— L.  E.  L. 
Mrs.  Mary  Rojier  (Warfuel)  Evans. 
Childs  Study  Club. 


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EVANS,  WILLIS 

Executive  Sec.  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Cole.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4657— res.  803 
Bradley,  tel.  M  1687— native  of  P. 
111.  Farmers  Club  Historical  Assn., 
Childs  Welfare  League,  Creve  Coeur 
Club. 
Mrs.  Leoti  (Runyan)  Evans. 


EVANS,  WINSLOW 

Lawyer,  448  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M1293— res.  321  111.  Ave.  tel.B  815-3. 
res.  of  P.  14yrs. — Director  and  Atty. 
First  Natl.  Bank  a  d  Savings  Bank 
of  P. — Mason  (Knight  Templar), 
Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Eva  (McCullough)  Evans. 


FABER,  FREDERICK  H. 

Hides,  109  Main  St.  tel.  M  699— of 
F.  H.  Faber  &  Co.— res.  571  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  1810. 
Mrs.  Catherine  E.  Faber. 


FARNUM,  CHARLES  G. 

Physician,  513  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M1085. 
of  Farnum  &  Knapp — res.  216  Park- 
side  Drive,  tel.  M  887-1. 
Mrs.  Alice  B.  Farnum. 


FABER,  JACOB  J. 

Sec.  treas.  and  mgr.  Peoria  Engrav- 
ing Co.,  109  Main  St.  tel.  M  1644. 
res.  1638  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel. 
B  1631— native  of  P.— M.  W.  A.,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 

Mrs.  Amelia  (Engel)  Faber — N.  P. 
Women's  Club. 

FAHNESTOCK,  HOWARD  R. 

V.-Pres.  and  sec.  Oakford  &  Fahne- 
stock,   whol.   grocers,   302   S.   Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  3333— res.  262  Randolph 
Ave.  tel.  B  1629— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Maud  (Harris)  Fahnestock. 

FARLEY,  HENRY  A. 

V.-Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  Peoria  Stone 
&  Marble  Works,  1800  N.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  373— res.  222  Peoria  Ave.  tel. 
B  1464 — res.  of  P.  25yrs. — Mason, 
K.  P.,  Royal  League,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Rotary  Club. 
Mrs.  Mary  F.  Farley — Outlook  Club, 
Y.  W.  C.  A.,  P.  E.  O. 


FAY,  J.  C. 

Mgr.  Elaborated  Ready  Roofing  Co., 
617  Main  St.  tel.  M  6026— res.  613 
Main  St. — res.  of  P.  one  yr. 


FEUCHTER,  LAWRENCE  F. 

Sec.   and  treas.   Edw.   Hine   &   Co., 
print,  and  pub.,  307  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  403 — res.  1016  N.  Madison  Ave. 
tel.  M  2252— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Oswald)  Feuchter. 

FIELD,  RALPH  M. 

Mgr.  Traffic  dept  Clarke  Bros.  &  Co. 
distillers,  ft.  Pecan,  tel.  M  152 — res. 
132  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  2790. 
Mrs.  Marion  D.  Field. 

FIFER,  CHARLES  M. 

Commission,  Union  Stock  Yards,  tel. 
M  641— of  Fifer  &  Co.— res.  2603  N. 
Adams  St. 


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FINCH,  LOUIS  W. 

Produce  Commission,  213  S.  Vash. 
St.  tel.  M  156— of  Nelson  &  Finch, 
res.  500  W.Arsmstrong,  tel.  B1320-L. 
Mrs.  G.  Edith  Finch. 


FITCH,  GEO.  H. 

Writer— res.     2406     Main     St.     tel. 
M  4872— Knox  College,— Beta  Theta 
Pi  Fraternity. 
Mrs.  Clara  Fitch. 


FINLEY,  JOHN. 

V.-Pres.  Commercial  German  Natl. 
Bank,  321  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  160. 
res.  100  South. 

FINN,  M.  J. 

Sec.   Palace  Livery  &  Taxicab  Co., 
216  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3320— res. 
505  First  St.  tel.  M  2959-1. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Finn. 

FISHER,  CHESTER  OWEN 

Genl.  agt.  Mass... Mutual  Life  Ins. 
Co.,  815  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  6776. 
res.  207  W.  McClure  Ave.  tel  B745. 
res.  of  P.  3yrs— L.L.  B.  111.  U.  1912. 
int.  in.  Miss.  Valley  Securities  Co. 
Kappa  Sigma  Club,  Illini  Club  of  P., 
University  Club,  111.  Valley  Yacht 
Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Y.M.C.A., 
Sons  of  Veterans. 

FISCHER,  FRANK 

Pres.    and   mgr.    Fischer   Bros.    Dry 
Goods  Co.,  wholesale,  316  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.   M   555— res.   400  Elizabeth 
St.  tel.  B  1365. 
Mrs.  Adelaide  Fischer. 

FISCHER,  JULIUS  E. 

Sec.   Fischer  Bros.   Dry  Goods  Co., 
wholesale,    316    S.    Adams    St.    tel. 
M  555 — res.  Heading  Ave.  R.  F.  D. 
No.  3.  tel.  M  1145. 
Mrs.  Agnes  Fischer. 

FISHER,  HARRY  W. 

Prop.  Fisher  Buggy  Co.,  112  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  1797— res.  2610  Main  St. 
tel.  M  2006-3. 
Mrs.  Bertha  V.  Fisher. 


FITCH,  ROBERT  HOGENS 

Mgr.  Fitch  Auto  Supply  Co.,  704 
Main  St.  tel.  M  3718— res.  517  At- 
lantic St.  tel.  B  1769— res.  of  P.  5 
yrs. — Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity,  Mys- 
tic Workers  of  the  World,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  P.  Merchants  Assn.,  Y. 
M.  C.  A.,  111.  Valley  Yacht  Club, 
Carrol  Club. 
Mrs.  Mary  (Morse)  Fitch. 

FITZGERALD,  JAMES  T. 

Pres.   Peoria  Foundry  Co.,   1306  S.. 

Wash.    St.    tel.    M    947— res.    516 

Hurlburt. 

Mrs.  Mary  Fitzgerald. 

FITZGERALD,  M.  E. 

V.-Pres.  Peoria  Foundry  Co.,  1306  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  947— res.  516 
Hurlburt. 

FLORETH,  JACOB  H. 

Pres.    and    mgr.    Jno.    C.   Streibich, 
whol.   paper,   301   S.   Wash.   St.  tel. 
M  330— res.  Sandmeyer  Apt.  "A"  3. 
tel.  M  1042. 
Mrs.  Nellie  Floreth. 

FLOYD,  THOMAS  W. 

Specialist,  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat, 
609  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.M57. 
res.  208  Ellis  Ave.  tel.  B  1356. 
Mrs.  Ella  B.  Floyd. 

FOERTER,  A.  J. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  100  N.  Mon- 
roe St.   tel.   M   163— res.   657  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  5139. 
Mrs.  Johanna  H.  Foerter. 


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FOLEY,  MISS  JULIA 

Dressmaker,  433  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  3517-Y— res.  930  N.  Glen  Oak 
Ave.  tel.  B  732-X— native  of  P. 
Women's  Catholic  Order  of  Foresters. 

FORBES,  ANDREW  G. 

Of  Forbes  Boiler  &  Iron  Works,  2525 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  443— res.  255 
Fifth  Ave.  tel.  M  3677— res.  of  P. 
54yrs. — Mason,  Mystic  Shrine,  M. 
W.  A.,  G.  A.  R. 
Mrs.  Ella  R.  (Albert)  Forbes. 

FORBES,  GEO.  A. 

Of  Forbes  Boiler  &  Iron  Works,  2525 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  443— res.  2502 
Main  St.  tel.  M  531. 
Mrs.  Frieda  Forbes. 

FORBES,  JOHN  D. 

Sec.  Workingmen's  Loan  and  Home- 
stead Assn.,   301   Cent.   Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  2110— res.  908  N.  Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  2212-X. 
Mrs.  Ella  Forbes. 


FOX,  FREDERICK  L. 

Sec.    and    treas.    Toledo,    Peorio    & 
Western  Rwy.  Co.  Union  Depot,  tel. 
M    2972— res.    829    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  1319. 
Mrs.  Rosalind  Fox. 

FRANK,  KARL  H. 

Monument  dealer,  6032  S.  Adams  St. 
Bartonville — res.  Ill  Franklin  St., 
Bartonville,  tel.  M  4055-2— res.  of  P. 
22yrs.— M.  W.  A.,  W.  O.  W.,  W.  M. 
S.  D.  B.  F.,  Mason. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Stock)  Frank. 

FRANKEL,  HARRY  A. 

Sales  mgr.  Julius  Frankel  &  Sons, 
425  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  5595— res. 
509  Fifth  St.  tel.  M  2094— res.  of  P. 
26yrs .— I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  P. 

FRANKS,  FRANK  F. 

Supt.  J.  W.  Franks  &  Sons,  printers, 
100  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  322— res.  119 
S.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  2221. 
Mrs.  Fannie  I.  Franks. 


FORD,  WILLIAM,  JR. 

Pres.  Farmer    Saving    &  Homestead 
Assn.,    427  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  456. 
res.  500  Sixth,  tel.  M  2546. 
Mrs.  Pocahontas  Ford. 


FRANKS,  GERALD  B. 

Pres.  J.  W.  Franks  &  Sons,  printers, 
100  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  322— res.  245 
Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  323. 
Mrs.  Catherine  D.  Franks. 


FORNEY,  DAVID 

V.-Pres.  State  Trust  &  Savings  Bank, 
242   S.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel.   M   557— res. 
506  N.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  3567. 
Mrs.  Anna  Karnaghan  Forney. 

FOSTER,  FRANK  H. 

Mfg.  agt.,  220  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M2417. 
res.  321  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  4510. 
res.  of  P.  14yrs. — All  Masonic  bodies, 
Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Grace  (Campbell)  Foster. 


FRANTZ,  T.  E. 

Sec.    and   treas.    H.    C.   Beebe   Co., 
mill  work,   1009   S.   Adams   St.   tel. 
M  3652— res.  216  Flora  Ave.— res.  of 
P.  2yrs.— K.  P.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Ida  May  (Deal)  Frantz. 

FRAZIER,  CLIFTON  W. 

Trust  Officer  Dime  Savings  &  Trust 
Co.,  Ill  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel  M  4195. 
res.  317  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B563. 
Mrs.  Clara  P.  Frazier. 


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FREDERICK,  MERRILL  L. 

Asst.    mgr.    Realty    Dept.    Title    & 
Trust    Co.,    Ill    S.    Jeff.    Ave.    tel. 
M    544 — res.    553    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  3329. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Frederick. 


FREEMAN,  GEO.  B. 

Prop.  Peoria  Apron  &  Towel  Supply 
Co.,  300  First  Ave.  tel.  M  1221. 
res.  219  N.  Douglas  Ave.  tel.  B  614. 
res.  of  P.  25yrs. — Mason  (all  bodies), 
M.  W.  A.,  Rotary  Club,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Eagles,  Humane  Society 
(Pres.  1913). 
Mrs.  Fannie  I.  (Shaw)  Freeman. 


FRITSCHE,  PAUL  R. 

Pharmacist,    Fritsche's     Apothecary 

Shop,  401   Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.   M   1972. 

res.  619  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  3863-3. 

res.  of  P.  22yrs. — Mason  (32nd  deg., 

Shrine). 

Mrs.  Emma  (Asperger)  Fritsche. 


FRITZ,  WM. 

Mgr.  Mantel  &  Tile  Dept.  Peoria 
Stone  &  Marble  Works,  831  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1209— res.  900  Butler. 
Lodge  of  Elte,  T.  P.  A. 


FRITZE,  JAMES  P. 

Sec.  and  treas.  The  National  Home 
Building  Co.,  315  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  5633— res.  800  Bigelow 
St.  tel.  B  1474— res.  of  P.  34yrs. 
Mrs.  Medora  (Weber)  Fritze. 

FROMME,  H.  B. 

Pres.    Peoria    Wholesale    Ice    Cream 
Co.,  100  Oak  St.  tel.  M  1249— res. 
411  Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  1349— res.  of 
P.  30yrs. 
Mrs.  Charlotta  C.  Fromme. 


FULKS,  CHARLES  E. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Jobst  Bethard  Co., 
whol.  grocers,  Oak  and  S.  Wash.  Sts. 
tel.  M  3444 — res.  477  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  1025— res.  of  P.  31yrs—  Creve 
Coeur  and  Country  Clubs,  Mason. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Orwig)  Fulks. 

FULKS,   GEORGE  W. 

Asst.  Sec.  and  treas.  Jobst  Bethard 
Co.,  whol.  grocers,  Oak  and  S.  Wash. 
Sts.  tel.  M  3444— res.  334  Crescent 
Ave.  tel.  B  1263. 
Mrs.  Ethel  M.  Fulks. 

FULLER,  FRED  T. 

V.-Pres.  Wilson  Provision  Co.,  ft.  of 
South,  tel.  M  3435— res.  Jefferson 
Hotel,  tel.  M  70. 

FULLMER,  GEO.  P. 

Mgr.  Cadillac  Automobile  Co.  of 
Peoria,  2008  Main  St.  tel.  M  561. 

FURST,  ALEXANDER  J. 

Of  Furst  &  Bourke,  Insurance  Loans, 
and  Homestead,  402  Observatory 
Bldg.  tel.  M  518— res.  611  Bradley 
Ave.  tel.  M  5456 — native  of  Peoria. 
Creve  Coeur,  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs, 
Travelers  Protective  Assn. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Furst. 

FURST,  WASHINGTON  T. 

Of  Furst  &  Bourke,  Insurance,  Loans 
&  Homestead,  402  Observatory  Bldg. 
tel.   M   518— res.   206   S.   Glenwood 
Ave.  tel.  M  1325. 
Mrs.  Lillian  R.  Furst. 

GAGE,  CHARLES  L. 

Genl.  salesman  C.  P.  S.  &  Co., 
Chicago,  res.  501  111.  Ave.  tel.  B  833. 
res.  of  P.  16yrs.— U.  C.  T.,  M.W.A. 
Mrs.  Susan  (Richards)  Gage. 


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CAMBER,  HENRY  G. 

Treas.  and  bus.  mgr.  Peoria  Musical 
College,  cor.  Madison  and  Fayette 
Sts.  tel.  M  4604— res.  238  N.  Mad- 
ison Ave. — res.  of  P.  2yrs. — Mason 
(Blue  Lodge  &  Commandery), Rotary 
and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 

GARBER,  PATRICK  H. 

Salesman  Emerson-Brantingham  Im- 
plement Co.,  104  Chestnut  St.  tel. 
M  1833— res.  436  Barker  Ave.  tel. 
M  3248-2— res.  of  P.  lOyrs.— M.W. 
A.,  U.  C.  T.,  T.  P.  A.,  I.  S.  T.  M.A. 
and  M.  W.  A. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.(Purdum)Garber — sum. 
res.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

GARDNER,  ROSCOE  G. 

Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  Donmeyer, 
Gardner  Co.,  flour  mills,  210  Eaton 
St.  tel.  M  386— res.  325  California 
Ave.  tel.  B  1655— res.  of  P.  32yrs. 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P.  Ret.  Merch. 
Assn.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Florence  E.  (Clover)  Gardner. 


GAUSS,  LOUIS  J. 

County  Treasurer,  Court  House,  tel. 
M  1631 — res.  337  Missouri  Ave.  tel. 
B  884 — native  of  P. — partner  Gauss 
Undertaking  Co.— M.  W.  A.,  K.  P., 
D.  0.  K.  K.,  Mason  (Consistory, 
Shrine,  Chapter,  Council),  North 
Amer.  Union,  Creve  Coeur  and  Mar- 
quette  Clubs,  Sons  of  Veterans, 
Moose,  Radium  Club. 
Mrs.  Jennie  C.  (Ockenga)  Gauss. 

GAUSS,  WM.  F. 

Undertaker,  of  Gauss  Underraking 
Co.,  708  Main  St.  tel.  (both  phones) 
514— res.  201  Fifth  Ave.  tel.  M  1686. 
native  of  P. — S.  S.  Barnes  College  '06. 
Mason,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  North  Amer. 
Union,  Fraternal  Reserve,  Ben  Hur, 
Sons  of  Veterans. 


GEIGER,  GILBERT  B. 

Public  accountantant,  613  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  5522— res.  215  Behrends  Ave. 
tel.  B  1502— res.  of  P.  25yrs. 
Mrs.  Lillian  (Theilig)  Geiger. 


GARES,  JAMES  E. 

V.-Pres.  and  mgr.  Liberty  Furniture 
Co.,  112  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  261— res. 
600  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1820. 
Mrs.  Jennie  M.  Gares. 


GELDER,  EDGAR  E. 

Physician,     gynecologist,     623     Jeff. 
Bldg.   tel.    M   6336— res.   443   Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  5714. 
Mrs.  Gretchen  K.  Gelder. 


GARSIDE,  J.  F. 

Of  Chas.  F.  Vail  &  Co.,  bicycles,  412 
Fulton  St.  tel.  M  860— res.  1317  N. 
Adams  St. 

GASS,  WM.  A. 

res.  2214  Main  St.  tel.  M  5375. 
Mrs.  Leonora  Gass. 

GAUSS,  MISS  CLARA 

res.  201  Fifth  Ave.  tel.  M  1686— rec. 
d.  Mondays. 


GIFT,  CHARLES  H. 

Of  J.  W.  Gift  &  Co.,  flour  mills,  901 
Main  St.  tel.  M  145 — res.  cor.  Cres- 
cent and  Main  Sts.  tel.  M  3827-2. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gift. 


GIFT,   FRANK  H. 

Of  J.  W.  Gift  &  Co.,  flour  mills,  901 
Main  St.  tel.  M  145— res.   1201  N. 
Perry  Ave. 
Mrs.  Myrtle  A.  Gift. 


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GILBERT,  S.  R. 

Local    mgr.    Sherwin    Williams    Co., 
paints,   519  Main  St.   tel.   M   6653. 
res.   224   Brons   Ave. — native   of   P. 
K.  P. 
Mrs.  Edith  (Chamberlain)  Gilbert. 

GILLIG,  CASPAR  H. 

Auditor  Standard  Distilling  &   Dis- 
tributing  Co.,   ft.   Edmund   St.   tel. 
M    412— res.    210    Flora    Ave.    tel. 
B  1372. 
Mrs.  Nellie  Gillig. 

GISH,  WILLIAM  MILES 

Asst.  cashier  State  Trust  &  Savings 
Bank,  242  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  557. 
res.  1911  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  6738. 
Mrs.  Grace  C.  M.  Miles. 

GIVEN,  HARRY  H. 

Given's  Cloak  House,  226  S.  Adams 
St.    tel.    M    5352— res.    124    Barker 
Ave.  tel.  M  5589. 
Mrs.  Beatrice  Given. 

GMELICH,  J.  C. 

Confectionery,  Bakery  and  Restaur- 
ant, 323  Main  St.  tel.  M  1747.— res. 
213  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3815— res.  of 
P.  15yrs  —  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Mason  (all  bodies). 

GOBBLES,  WM.  H. 

Mustard   Mfr.,    136   First   Ave.    tel. 

M   1333— res.   of  P.  46yrs—  Mason, 

Turners. 

Mrs.  Anna  Gobbles. 

GODEL,  FRANK  G. 

Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  Behrends  Ice  & 
Fuel  Co.,  Apple  and  Wash.  Sts.  tel. 
M  1859— res.  1105  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  789-K— native  of  P.— Mason, 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Ret.  Merch. 
Assn.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 


GODEL,  WALTER  E. 

Sec.  Behrends  Ice  &  Fuel  Co.,  Apple 

and   Wash.    Sts.    tel.    M    1859— res. 

2412    S.    Adams    St.— native    of    P. 

Mason,    Eastern   Star,    P.    Assn.    of 

Comm. 

Mrs.  Margaret  E.  (Binder)  Godel. 

GOEBEL,  J.  P. 

Of  J.  P.  Goebel  Co.,  Advertising  dis- 
play signs,  931  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.M4636. 
res.  610  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  6054. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Goebel — P.  Women's 
Club. 

GOETSCH,  EDWIN  H. 

Supt.  of  distribution,  Central  111. 
Light  Co.,  316  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  3340— res.  203  Peoria  Ave.  tel. 
B  778-1— res.  of  P.  4yrs—  Y.M.C.A. 

GOLDBERGER,  HERMAN 

Sec.  Peoria  Sonne  Pub.  Co.,  211  S. 
Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  673— res.  222 
Hurlburt. 

GOLDSTEIN,  ALFRED 

Pres.  and  treas.  S.  Shultz  Co.,  cloaks, 
suits   and   millinery,   326   S.   Adams 
St.  tel.   M   1874— res.   102  S.   Elm- 
wood,  tel.  M  6715. 
Mrs.  Mae  S.  Goldstein. 

GOLDSTEIN,  HARRY  M. 

Jeweler,  111  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  2877-Y— res.  Jefferson  Hotel, 
res.  of  P.  16yrs. — Creve  Coeur  Club, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  K.  P.,  Crescent,  D.  O. 
K.  K. 

GOODFELLOW,   GUY  C. 

Genl.  agt.  Conn.  Mutual  Life  Ins. 
Co.,  206  Masonic  Temple,  tel.  M2677. 
res.  108  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  M  3853. 
res.  of  P.  26yrs.— I.  V.  Y.,  Creve 
Coeur,  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  Mason 
(Knight  Templar,  Shrine.) 
Mrs.  Ella  (Chuse)  Goodfellow. 


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GOTT,  PAUL  E. 

Motorcycles,  807  Main  St.  tel.M5742. 
res.  413  E.  Corrington  Ave. — res.  of 
P.    15yrs. — M.    W.    A.,    Motorcycle 
Club  of  P. 
Mrs.  Turesa  M.  Gott. 

GRABER,  ROBERT  L. 

Dentist,  609  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  983. 
res.  Prospect  and  Hazard  Sts.  tel. 
B  473-1— native  of  P.— D.D.S.  Lake 
Forest  U. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Mason,  Local,  State  and  Natl.  Den- 
tal Societies. 

GRAFF,  JOS.  V. 

Lawyer,  temporary  office  at  res., 1222 
Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  B  2065— res.  of 
P.  16yrs. — Mason,  M.  W.  A.,  Union 
Veterans  and  Sons  of  Veterans. 

GRAHAM,  LESTER  E. 

Of  Graham,  Seltzer  Co.,  automobiles 
and  machine  supplies,  120  Main  St. 
tel.    M    2770— res.    1717    Columbia 
Terrace,  tel.  B  1995. 
Mrs.  Jessie  B.  Graham. 

GRAHAM,  ROBERT  F. 

Of  Graham,  Seltzer  Co.,  automobiles 
and  machine  supplies,  120  Main  St. 
tel.  M  2770— res.  218  ParksideDrive. 
tel.  4795. 

GRANT,  SAMUEL  C. 

Pricer,  Colburn,  Birks  &  Co.,  whol. 

drugs,  218  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  4550. 

res.  300  N.  Madison  Ave.   Flat  C. 

tel.  M  2228-X. 

Mrs.    Francis    Grant — P.    Women's 

Club. 

GREBE,  WILLIAM  C.  JR. 

Treas.  Peoria  Sonne  Pub.  Co.,  211  S. 
Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  673— res.  806 
Fisher  St.  tel.  M  6004. 
Mrs.  Mary  Grebe. 


GREEN,  ROLAND  LESTER. 

Physician,  305  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  970— res.  Fey  Hotel, 
tel.  M  1401— res.  of  P.  17yrs.— M.D. 
Physician  &  Surgeon  College,  St. 
Louis,  1898. 

GREENBURG,  F. 

Sec.  and  associate  mgr.  Orpheum  Co. 
Orpheum  Theatre,   106  N.  Madison 
Ave.  tel.  M  1392— res.  300  N.  Mad- 
ison Ave.  Flat  F.  tel.  M  4255. 
Mrs.  Mattie  Greenburg. 

GREENE,  CLINTON  J. 

Minister,  Westminster  Presbyterian 
Church — res.  106  Sherman  Ave.  tel. 
M  5677— res.  of  P.  3yrs.— A.  B., 
Princeton. 

GREER,  THOMAS  A. 

Piano  tuner,  229  S.  Maplewood,  tel. 

M  3750— res.  of  P.  nine  yrs. 

Mrs.    Lola    M    (Cox)    Greer — Amat. 

Mus.    Club — sum.    res.    Phillipsburg, 

Mo. 

GREGG,  PHILLIP  HOWARD 

Teller,  Home  Savings  &  State  Bank, 
333  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  385— res.  412 
Parkside  Drive,  tel.  B  1990 — native 
of  P. — Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs,  M.  W.  A. 

GRIER,  THOMAS  ATHERTON 

Of  T.  A.  Grier  &  Co.,  grain,  18  Bd. 
of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  977— res.  510 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  235 — res.  of  P.  64 
yrs. — Pres.  Burlington  Elevator  Co. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Ella  (Bancroft  Clarke)  Grier. 

GRIFFIN,  MICHAEL  L. 

Genl.  Pass.  agt.  Big  Four  Route  & 
Lake  Erie  &  Western  R.  R.  Co.,  325 
Main  St.  tel.  M  966— res.  601  Bryan 
Ave.  tel.  M  5479. 


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GRIFFITH,  A.  T. 

City  editor  Peoria  Herald  Trans- 
cript, 231  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  599. 
res.  102  Fifth  Ave. 

GRIMES,  J.  M. 

Real   Estate,    14   Grimes   Bldg.    tel. 
M   2230-Lr— res.    119    High    St.    tel. 
M  1167. 
Mrs.  Annie  E.  Grimes. 

GRIMES,  H.  H. 

Real  Estate,  14  Grimes  Bldg.  tel. 
M  2230-I^-res.  119  High  St.  tel. 
M  1167. 

GRISWOLD,  NATHANIEL  L. 

Capitalist,  res.  121  High  St.  tel. 
M  955. 

GRUENSFELDER,  C.  W. 

Of  Gruensfelder  Bros.,  mfrs.  of  home 
products,  121  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  1701— res.  540  Linn  St.  tel. 
B  1049— res.  of  P.  eight  yrs.— T.  P. 
A.  and  W.  C.  T. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gruensfelder. 


GRUENSFELDER,  PHILIP 

Of  Gruensfelder  Bros.,  mfrs.  of  home 
products,     121    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M    1701— res.    116    Sixth    Ave.    tel. 
M  2173-2— res.  of  P.  one  yr. 
Mrs.  Iva  Bell  (Palmer)  Gruensfelder. 


GRUNERT,  LOUIS  C. 

Mgr.    Peoria    Division    Avery    Co., 
farm  implements,  2300  N.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  3488— res.  1505  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  139. 
Mrs.  Rhoda  B.  Grunert. 


GUDEKOONTZ,  J.  F. 

Mgr.  The  Russell  &  Co.  Threshing 
Machines,  100  Walnut  St.  tel.  M4176. 
res.  211  N.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  5370. 
res.  of  P.  eight  yrs.— B.  P.  O.  E.,  P. 
Trans.  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P. 
Imp.  Vehicle  &  Hdwr.  Club. 


HACKSHAW,  F.  C. 

Of  Isch  Bros.  &  Hackshaw,  farm 
machinery,  902  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  788— res.  233  S.  Maplewood  Ave. 
res.  of  P.  15yrs. — Mason,  Shrine, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Mystic  Workers. 
Mrs.  Janette  (Foster)  Hackshaw. 

HADANK,  JOSEPH  F. 

Sec.  Peoria  Foundry  Co.,  1306  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M947— res.  500  Cedar. 

HADFIELD,  CHARLES  B. 

Dist.  mgr.  Inter-State  Independent 
Telephone  &  Telegraph  Co.,  125  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  (new)  0 — res.  1011.  Sec- 
ond Ave.  tel.  (new)  201. 


HAGERTY,  ALMON  S. 

Pres.  and  treas.  Hagerty  Bros.  Co., 
millwrights,    923    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  310— res.  1000  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
M  5218. 
Mrs.  Nettie  Hagerty. 


HAGERTY,  ROBERT  S. 

V.-Pres.    Hagerty    Bros.    Co.,    mill- 
wrights, 923  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  310. 
res.  1013  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  454. 
Mrs.  Alice  Hagerty. 


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HALE,  EDW.  B. 

Mgr.  H.  W.  Lynch,  coal,  1009  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  275— res. 
409  Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  1379-2— res. 
of  P.  26yrs. — int.  in  Warsaw  Coal 
Co.,  Edwards,  111.  and  Eagle  Mining 
Coal  Co.,  Canton,  111.— T.  P.  A., 
Royal  League. 
Mrs.  Myrtle  E.  (Tilton)  Hale. 

HALL,  CHARLES  H. 

Agt.  Aeriton  Stock  Farm,  324  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  818— res.  100  High 
St.  tel.  M  944 — sec.  and  treas.  Cent. 
City  Elevator  Co.— V.-Pres.  John  C. 
Streibich  Co. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Hall. 

HALL,  FRANK  A. 

Lawyer,  212  S.  Jeff.  Ave.both  phones 
2552— res.  402  S.  Bourland  Ave. 
res.  of  P.  32yrs. — Mason,  Sigma 
Alpha  Epsilon,  Phi  Delta  Phi. 

HALLIGAN,  M.  R. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  Halligan  Transfer  Co. 
721  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  1903— res. 
400  Third  Ave.  tel.  M  1902— native 
of  P. — Alderman  fourth  ward — Pres. 
Peoples  Storage  &  Fwd.  Co.,  and 
Meyer-Halligan  Coal  Co. — P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  Rotary  Club,  K.  C. 
Mrs.  Marguerite  (Nailon)  Halligan. 

HAMILTON,  E.  BENTLEY 

Lawyer,  10  Mayer  Bldg.  tel.  M  960. 
res.  407  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  2237. 
res.  of  P.  two  yrs. — A.B.  111.  College. 
Creve  Coeur  and  Country  Clubs, 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion, 
Sons  of  Veterans,  Phi  Delta  Phi. 
Mrs.  Ethel  (Webster)  Hamilton. 

HAMILTON,  PORTER 

Prop.    Peoria    Audit    Co.,    807    Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  5478— res.  901  N.  Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  5273. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Hamilton. 


HAMMEL,  RUDOLPH  H. 

Coml.  Agt.  Cent.  States  Dispatch, 
339  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  698— res. 
2031  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1292. 
native  of  P. — V-.Pres.  Workingmans 
Loan  &  Homestead  Assn. — M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Lizzie  (Kasjens)  Hammel. 


HAMMOND,  WM.  W. 

Mgr.    Bradley    Estate,    419    Observ- 
atory Bldg.  tel.  M  314— res.  307  S. 
Garfield  Ave.  tel.  M  1084. 
Mrs.  C.  Belle  Hammond. 


HANNA,  ROBERT  A. 

Surgeon,  705  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  483— res.  815  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  25— native  of  P.— M.  D.  Keokuk 
Med.  College  '94 — Local,  State  and 
Natl.  Med.  Societies,  Mason,  Creve 
Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Coleman)  Hanna. 


HARDIN,  HERBERT  E. 

Supt.  Kingman  Plow  Co.,  mfrs.  farm 
implements,     3000    N.     Adams    St. 
Averyville,    tel.    M    3468— res.    616 
Bryan,  lower  flat,  tel.  M  5465. 
Mrs.  Julia  Hardin. 


HARDIN,  HOWARD  I. 

Genl.  mgr.  Thomas  &  Clarke  Cracker 
Co.,  cor.  Bridge  and  Water  Sts.  tel. 
M  1472— res.   128  N.  Garfield  Ave. 
tel.  M  2693. 
Mrs.  Josephine  W.  Hardin. 

HARDING,  E.  E. 

Lawyer,  108  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M2773. 
res.  323  Pennsylvania  Ave.  tel. 
B  1752— native  of  P.— Sec.  E.  L. 
Stevens  &  Co. — Moose,  P.  Bar  Assn., 
K.  0.  T.  M. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Linck)  Harding. 


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HARMS,  GEO.,  JR. 

Sec.   and  treas.   F.   Meyer   &   Bros. 
Co.,    hardware,    1311   S.   Adams   St. 
tel.  M  2920— res.  415  Butler  St.  tel. 
M  2540-K. 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Harms. 

HARRIS,  ALFRED  W. 

Architect,    Herald    Transcript    Bldg. 
tel.  M  1184— Of  Hotchkiss  &  Harris, 
res.    100    S.    Maplewood    Ave.    tel. 
M  2166. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Harris. 

HARRIS,  EDWIN  L. 

Cashier  P.  0.  and  treas.  Palace  Livery 
Co.,  216  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3320. 
res.  514  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  2786. 
Mrs.  Marie  Harris. 


HARRIS,  JOHN  H. 

Genl.  mgr.  Peoria  Railway  Terminal 
Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  1866— res. 
Mayer  Hotel,  tel.  M  1477. 

HARSCH,  C.  F. 

Asst.  cashier  Cent.  Natl.  Bank,  cor. 
Adams  and  Main  St.  tel.  M  301. 
res.  801  N.  Madison  Ave. 


HARTLEY,  ARTHUR  J. 

V.-Pres.  and  supt.  Hart  Grain  Weigher 
Co.,  mfrs.  of  farm  implements,  100 
Eaton,  tel.  M  364 — res.  Yale  Apts. 
tel.  M  1947— int.  in  C.  J.  Hartley 
Co. — res.  of  P.  two  yrs.  -Creve 
Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
B.  P.  O.  E. 


HASSON,  EDWARD 

Physician,  City  Health  Commissioner, 
418  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  381— res.  405 
Linn  St.  tel.  B  362. 
Mrs.  Vesta  Hasson. 


HATFIELD,  STEPHEN  K. 

Insurance,  711  Main  St.  tel.  M  3963. 
of  Hatfield  &  Co. — res.  807  Jackson 
St.  tel.  M  971. 
Mrs.  Harriett  Hatfield. 

HAYES,  JOHN  ARLEIGH 

County    Supt.    of    Schools — res.    419 
Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  86— res.  of  P.   12 
yrs.— Mason,    I.    0.    O.    F.,    K.    P., 
M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Cora  V.  (Buck)  Hayes. 

HAYS,  JAMES  T. 

City  pass,  and  ticket  agt.  C.  C.  & 
St.  L.  Ry.  and  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R., 
325  Main  St.  tel.  M  966— res.  615 
Wayne  St.  tel.  B  2110. 
Mrs.  Caroline  Hays. 

HAZEN,  E.  B. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Brass  Foundry  Co., 
711  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  553— res. 
909  Bigelow,  tel.  B  85-2— res.  of  P. 
25yrs  —  Pres.  P.  School  Board.— Rot- 
ary and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs,  M.W. 
A.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Agnes  M.  Hazen. 

HAZZARD,  WM. 

Cashier   Com.   German  Natl.   Bank, 

321  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M   160— res. 

310  Orange  St.  tel.  B  611— res.  of  P. 

46yrs. 

Mrs.  Lora  R.  (Evans)  Hazzard. 

HEALD,  CHARLES  P. 

Treas.  Cummings  &  Emerson,  whol. 
hdwr.,  412  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  24. 
res.  410  N.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  4035. 
Mrs.  Mary  P.  Heald. 

HEER,  SAMUEL  G. 

Sec.  The  Proctor  Endowment,  First 
Natl.  Bank,  210  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  1476 — res.  518  Fredonia  Ave.  tel. 
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HEFFNER,  JOHN  L. 

Pres.  Peoria  Lounge  &  Mattress  Co., 
301   N.   Water  St.  tel.   M  609— res. 
2518  Main  St.  tel.  M  4245. 
Mrs.  Fredericka  E.  Heffner. 

HEGLER,  LAWRENCE  W. 

Civil    Engineer,    res.    412    Knoxville 

Ave.  tel.  B  670— Mason. 

Mrs.   Nettie  Hegler — Martha  Wash. 

Club. 

HEGLER,  WERTER  W. 

Traveling  freight  agt.  Big  Four  R.R. 
325  Main  St.  tel.  M  228— res.  412 
Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  670— res.  of  P. 
nine  yrs. — Sons  of  Veterans. 
Mrs.  Mary  L.  W.  (Stevens)  Hegler. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Allied  Arts,  Amat. 
Mus.  Club,  Child's  Welfare  League, 
rec.  d.  Tuesday — sum.  res.  Hot 
Springs,  Va. 

HEIDRICH,  ARTHUR  G. 

Treas.  Peoria  Cordage  Co.,   1506  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  419— res.  115  High 
St.  tel.  M  6188. 
Mrs.  Helen  Heidrich. 

HEIDRICH,  EDWARD  C. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  Peoria  Cordage  Co., 
1506  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  419— res. 
208  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  482. 
Mrs.  Augusta  Heidrich. 

HEIDRICH,  FRANK  A. 

Sec.    Peoria    Cordage    Co.,    1506    S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  419— res.   117  N. 
University  Ave.  tel.  M  3976 — res.  of 
P.  26yrs. 
Mrs.  Flora  A.  Heidrich. 

HEINRICH,  OSCAR 

County  Clerk  and  Clerk  of  County 
Court,  Court  House,  tel.  M  862. 
res.  504  Western  Ave.  tel.  M  5910. 
res.  of  P.  35yrs.— Mason,  K.O.T.M., 
M.  W.  A.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  South 
Side  Turn  Verein. 
Mrs.  Kate  (Trompeter)  Heinrich. 


HENDLEY,  JOS.  W. 

Genl.  agt.  C.  &  N.  W.  R.  R.,  333 
Main  St.  tel.  M  689— res.  220  Fred- 
onia  Ave.  tel.  M  4770 — res.  of  P.  15 
yrs. — Mason  (all  bodies), Creve  Coeur 
and  Rotary  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Fla  Villa  (Rood)  Hendley— P. 
Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

HENRY,  EDWARD  N. 

Lawyer,  1005  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3508— res.  803  N.  Perry  Ave. 
tel.  M  3730. 
Mrs.  Mabel  Henry. 

HENTHORNE,  GEORGE  F. 

Office  719  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  T22. 
res.  417  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M2560. 
res.  of  P.  44yrs. — Sec.  of  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  Mason  (Rec.  of  Peoria 
Cmndry,.  Knights  Templar,  Shrine), 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  G.  A.  R. 

HERMAN,  CHARLES  C. 

Mgr.  Sutliff  &  Case  Co.,  whol.  drugs, 
312  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  524— res. 
610  Third  St.  tel.  M  4462. 

HERMANN,  LOUIS 

V.-Pres.  Peoria  Sonne  Pub.  Co.,  211 
S.    Madison   Ave.   tel.    M   673 — res. 
202  New  York  Ave.  tel.  B  798-K. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  Hermann. 

HERSCHEL,   PAUL  E.,  JR. 

Salesman,  R.  Herschel  Mfg.  Co.,  ag- 
ricultural implements,  E.  P.  tel. 
M  361— res.  256  Randolph,  tel. 
B  1847— native  of  P.— int.  in  R. 
Herschel  Mfg.  Co.  and  Herschel- 
Roth  Mfg.  Co.,  Min'apTs.,  Minn. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs, 
Phi  Kappa  Sigma,  Pi  Omicron. 


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HERSCHEL,  PAUL  E.,  SR. 

V.-Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  R.  Herschel 
Mfg.  Co.,  agricultural  implements, 
E.  P.  tel.  M  361— res.  256  Randolph, 
tel.  B  1847— res.  of  P.  33yrs.— Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  Mason 
(Shrine),  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.  and 
Principal  Charitable  Institutions. 
Mrs.  Mary  K.Herschel — Relief  Corps. 
Amat.  Mus.  Club,  Daughters  of 
Veterans  and  Principal  Charitable 
Institutions. 

HERSCHEL,  R.  H.,  JR. 

Sec.  and  treas.  R.  Herschel  Mfg.  Co., 
agricultural    implt.    supplies,    E.    P. 
tel.  M  361 — res.  451  Greenleaf  Ave. 
tel.  M  5710. 
Mrs.  Rose  Herschel. 

HERSCHEL,  R.  H.,  SR. 

Pres.  R.  Herschel  Mfg.  Co.,  agricul- 
tural implt.  supplies,  E.  P.  tel.  M361. 
res.  318  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5324. 
Mrs.  Emelie  Herschel. 

HEWITT,  HERBERT  EDMUND 

Architect,  321  Main  St.  tel.  M  905. 
res.  727  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  4784 — res. 
of  P.  35yrs. — Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs,  111.  Society  of  Archi- 
tects, Allied  Arts,  Delta  Upsilon,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Uni- 
versity Club. 
Mrs.  Helen  Carter. 

HEYL,  CLARENCE  W. 

Lawyer,  803  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  560— res.  103  S.  Maplewood 
Ave.  tel.  M  2051— res.  of  P.  llyrs. 
L.L.  B.  Wesleyan  U.  1908— Mason, 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Phi  Gamma  Delta. 
Mrs.  Mayme  Helen  (Randolph)  Heyl. 

HEYLE,  WM.  F. 

Pres.  Couch  &  Heyle,  hdwr.,  531  S. 
Adams    St.    tel.    M    82— res.     1401 
Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  64. 
Mrs.  Maude  A.  Heyle. 


HIATT,  ALFRED  H. 

Supt.  Proctor  Recreation  Center,  tel. 
M  6767— res.  314  Bigelow  St.  tel. 
B  754— res.  of  P.  21yrs .— A.  M. 
Mrs.  Mabel  (Hoffman)  Hiatt — P. 
Women's  Club,  Mothers  Club  and 
Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

HILDEBRANDT,  GEO. 

Treas.  Acme  Harvesting  Machine  Co., 
S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  1445— res.  109 
Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  511. 
Mrs.  Elline  H.  Hildebrandt. 

HILLIS,  LEONARD 

Real  Estate,  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1267. 
res.  109  High  St.  tel.  M  2806— Dir- 
ector 111.  Natl.  Bank,  V.-Pres.  Clark 
&  Co.— Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Mrs.  Annie  L.  Kennedy. 

HILLIS,  A.  W. 

Res.  salesman  Western  Electric  Co., 
201  N.  Underbill,  tel.  B  2262— res.  of 
P.  one  yr. 
Mrs.  Edna  Hillis. 

HINCKLE,  LUTHER  C. 

Lawyer,  1029  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  309. 
res.  101  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  530. 
Mrs.  Imogene  E.  Hinckle. 

HINCKLE,  WM.  A. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  617  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3338— res.  212  Parkside  Drive, 
tel.  M  2754. 

Mrs.  Emma  R.  Hinckle — Pres.  As- 
sociated Mus.  Interests. 

HINE,  EDW. 

Pres.  Edw.  Hine  &  Co.,  printers,  307 
S.    Wash.    tel.    M   403— res.    922    E. 
Nebraska,  tel.  B  466— res.  of  P.  62 
yrs. — Crystal  Club. 
Mrs.  Pauline  (Buechner)  Hine. 


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HINES,  LEWIS  M. 

Ex-county    treasurer,    res.     108    N. 

Elmwood,  tel.  M  2221— native  of  P. 

Mason  (Blue,  Knight  Templar,  32nd 

deg). 

Mrs.  Laura  A.  (Price)  Hines. 

HIRT,  CLIFFORD  I. 

Prop.  Hirt's  Bakery,  222  First  Ave. 
tel.   M   1601— res.   900  Fourth  Ave. 
tel.   M   6036— native   of   P.— int.   in 
Globe  Mfg.  Co. — Mason. 
Mrs.  lone  A.  (Loucks)  Hirt. 

HITCHCOCK,  MILTON  S. 

V.-Pres   Hitchcock  Bros.  Co.,  plumb- 
ers, 104  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  1755— res. 
117  N.  Garfield  Ave.  tel.  M  3476. 
Mrs.  Myrtle  S.  Hitchcock. 

HITCHCOCK,  W.  W. 

Pres.  Hitchcock  Bros.  Co.,  plumbers, 
104  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  1755— res. 
1514  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  M  1175. 
Mrs.  Hattie  L.  Hitchcock. 

HIXSON,  CHARLES  F. 

Salesman,    res.    423    North    St.    tel. 
B    1935— res.    of   P.   25yrs—  K.    P., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  American  Ins.  Union. 
Mrs.  Eleanore  (Barton)  Hixson. 

HIXSON,  E.  P. 

Prop,  and  mgr.  of  Water  Works  Park, 
res.  3809  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2520. 
res.  of  P.  17yrs. 
Mrs.  Lena  (Schulte)  Hixson. 

HOAG,  MERVIN  A. 

Mgr.  Peoria  Livery  Co.,  517  Fulton 
St.  tel.  M  487— res.  612  Fayette  St. 
tel.  M  3315—1.  V.  Y.  and  Creve 
Coeur  Clubs,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

HOERR,  CHRIS. 

Prop.  Ideal  Concrete  Block  Mfg.  Co. 
1100  Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  736— res.  1102 
Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  1443. 
Mrs.  Rosa  Hoerr. 


HOFSTETTER,  AUGUST 

Of  Hofstetter  &  Lewis,  mfg.  jewelers, 
221  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  5499— res. 
709  Second  ive.  tel.  M  6900— native 
of  P. — Mason. 

HOLSTMAN,  CARL  G. 

Sec.  Winzeler  Undertaking  Co.,  506 
Main  St.  tel.  M  658— res.  of  P.  21 
yrs.—  K.  P. 

HOPPIN,  CHAS.  A. 

Consulting  engineer,  1005  Cent.  Natl. 
Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  6121— res.  1707 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  1125 — res. 
of  P.  eight  yrs.— B.  S.  111.  U.  1901. 
Mason  (Knight  Templar,  Shrine), 
University  of  111.  Club  Alumni  of  P, 
Trans.  Club,  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers. 
Mrs.  Jessie  C.  (Cramer)  Hoppin. 

HORAN,  D.  E. 

V.-Pres.    Peoria    Fuel    Co.,    513    S. 
Wash.  St.  both  phones  287 — res.  518 
Johnson  St  tel.(new)2061 — res.  of  P. 
43yrs.— K.  C. 
Mrs.  Katherine  (Bulger)  Horan. 

HORAN,  E.  M. 

Dispatcher  Peoria  Fuel  Co.,  513  S. 
Wash.  St.  both  phones  287— res.  603 
Johnson  St.— res.  of  P.  28yrs.— K.C. 
Mrs.  Mollie  Agnes  (Hill)  Horan. 

HORNBACHER,  ISAAC  M. 

Lawyer,  412  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1505— res.  127  E.  Arcadia,  tel. 
B  153-2. 

HORWITZ,  SANDOR 

Physician  and  surgeon,  76  Mayer 
Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  426— res.  410  S. 
Bourland  Ave.  tel.  M  728— res.  of  P. 
20yrs. — M.  D.  Mo.  Med.  College. 
City  Physician  and  Examiner  for 
German  &  Prudential  Life  Ins.  Co. 
I.  O.  0.  F.,  K.  P.,  M.  W.  A.,  Local, 
State  and  National  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Bertha  Horwitz 


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HOTCHKISS,  ROBERT  J. 

Architect,  Herald  Transcript  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1184— res.  201  Fredonia,  tel. 
M  4441 — res.  of  P.  43yrs. — Creve 
Coeur,  P.  Country,  Automobile  and 
Boston  Clubs,  Sons  of  Veterans, 
Sigma  Chi. 

Mrs.  Ada  Belle  (Mersereau)  Hotch- 
kiss — P.  Women's  Club,  Friday  Club, 
Boston  Club. 

HOUSER,  MARTIN  L. 

Sales  mgr.  C.   E.  Wheelock  &  Co., 
crockery   and   china,   214   S.   Adams 
St.  tel.  M  247— res.  213  Flora,  tel. 
B  1113. 
Mrs.  Zenobia  Houser. 

HOVENDEN,  CHAS.  S. 

Treas.  Cappel-Gerrard  Co.,  produce, 
323  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  4900— res. 
1110  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1545-1. 
res.  of  P.  43yrs. — Mason  (Knight 
Templar,  Shrine),  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Lou  (Caughell)  Hovenden. 

HOWARD,  WM. 

Mgr.  Western  Union  Tel.  Co.,  Bd.  of 

Trade  Bldg.  tel.   M  4321— res.   318 

Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  451— res.  of  P.  11 

yrs. — Creve  Coeur  and  Rotary  Clubs, 

P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

Mrs.  Lucy  (Greene)  Howard — rec.  d. 

Tuesday. 

HOWE,  E.  WARREN  K. 

Music  Studio  and  res.  207  N.  Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  4122. 
Mrs.  Anna  K.  Howe. 

HOWES,  LOUIS  A. 

Insurance,     Hippodrome    Bldg.     tel. 
M    491 — res.    135    E.    Arcadia    Ave. 
tel.  B  1127— res.  of  P.  25yrs. 
Mrs.  Ruth  (Beach)  Howes. 

HUBER,  J.  E. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  521  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  4466— res.  1110  Hamil- 
ton Blvd.  tel.  B  908. 
Mrs.  Mamie  H.  Huber. 


HUBSCH,  NICK 

Mgr.  Lyon  &  Healy,  Peoria  Branch, 
dealers  in  all  musical  instruments, 
pianos,  victrolas  and  sheet  music, 
424  Main  St.  tel.  M  448,  (new)  101. 
res.  806  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M  5064. 
res.  of  P.  two  yrs. 

HULL,  WM.  E. 

Genl.  mgr.  Clark  Bros.  &  Co.,  dis- 
tillers, ft.  Pecan,  tel.  M  152 — res. 
465  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  79 — res.  of  P. 
25yrs. — int.  in  Clark  Bros.  &  Co., 
Palace  Livery  Co.,  Lehman  &  Co., 
Jeff.  Hotel — Mason  (Shrine),  Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Ella  (Harris)  Hull. 

HULSEBUS,  B.  L. 

Architect,  1001  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.M1565. 
res.  207  N.  Institute  PI.  tel.  M  1639. 
res.  of  P.  24yrs. — grad.  U.  of  111. 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  Rotary  Club,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Falea  M.  (Wetner)  Hulsebus. 

HUNTER,  JAMES  A. 

Pres.  Hunter  &  Strehlow,  stoves  and 
hdwr.,  114  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3310. 
res.  303  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.M1358. 
Mrs.  Lydia  W.  Hunter. 

HUNTER,  JAY  T. 

Lawyer,  1105  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  226. 
res.  1015  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.M5997-3. 

HUNTLEY,  RAYMOND  D. 

Mgr.  J.  I.  Case  Threshing  Machines, 
836  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  87— res.  600 
Frye,  tel.  B  469. 
Mrs.  Persis  Huntley. 

HUSTED,  CHAS.  F. 

Salesman,  res.  103  Roanoke  Ave.  tel. 
B  1190— res.  of  P.  22yrs.— Creve 
Coeur  Club. 

Mrs.  Margaret  R.(McKinney)Husted. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 


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HYDE,  L.  L. 

Asst.  genl.  freight  agt.  L.  E.  &  W. 
R.  R.,  40  Bd.of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M  338— res.  633  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  1488 — res.  of  P.  ten  yrs. — Union 


League,  Athletic  and  Lotus  Club  of 
New  York,  P.  Bd.  of  Trade,  Creve 
Coeur    Club,    P.    Assn.    of    Comm., 
Trans.  Club. 
Mrs.  Stephanie  (Gravic)  Hyde. 


IRELAND,  CLIFFORD 

Pres.  Western  Live  Stock  Ins.  Co., 
1025  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4415— res. 
643  Moss.  Ave  tel.  M  4679— L.L.B. 
111.  College  of  Law  1909— Mason 
(Knight  Templar,  Shrine),  Creve 
Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Louise  (Savage)  Ireland. 


IRELAND,  W.  O. 

Sec.    Natl.     Implement    &    Vehicle 
Show,  and  Automobile  Ins.,  833  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel   M  2999— res.  119  Institute 
PI.  tel.  M  5541. 
Mrs.  Anna  B.  Ireland. 

IRWIN,  WM.  T. 

Lawyer,  1005  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  194. 
res.  126  Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  717. 
of  Jack,  Irwin  &  Jack — res.  of  P.  33 
yrs.— Mason  (32nd  deg.),  K.  P. 


JACQUIN,  NICHOLAS  J. 

Pres.  Jacquin  &  Co.,  Books  and  Sta- 
tionery, 321  Main  St.  tel.  M  464. 
res.  99  Barker  Ave.  tel  M  4572 — res. 
of  P.  30yrs. — Mason  (all  bodies), 
I.  O.  0.  F.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  B.  P. 
O.  E.,  P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn.,  Natl. 
Assn.  of  Stationers  and  Mfrs. 
Mrs.  Lucia  E.  (Swayze)  Jacquin. 

JACK,  FRANK  H. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Isaac  Walker  Hdwr. 
Co.,  whol.  hdwr.,  514  S.  Wash.  St. 
tel.  M  320— res.  317  N.  Perry  Ave. 
tel.  M  475 — res.  of  P.  49yrs. — Creve 
Coeur  Club,  B.  P.  0.  E. 
Mrs.  Annie  B.  (Kilgore)  Jack. 


JACK,  ROBERT  P. 

Lawyer,  1005  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  194. 
res.  720  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  825 — of 
Jack,  Irwin  &  Jack — native  of  P. 
B.  A.  Princeton — Creve  Coeur,  I.  V. 
Y.  and  P.  Country  Club. 

JACK,  WM. 

Lawyer,  1005  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  194. 
res.  720  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  825 — of 
Jack,  Irwin  &  Jack — res.  of  P.  55yrs. 
Mrs.  Annie  (Grier)  Jack. 

JACK,  WM.  J. 

Supt.  W.  M.  Allen  &  Sons,  con- 
tractors, 441  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  100— res.  720  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  825. 


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JOBST,  CARL 

V.-Pres.  Jobst-Bethard  Co.,  whol. 
grocers,  cor.  Oak  and  Wash.  Sts.  tel. 
M  3444— res.  1231  Main  St.  tel. 
M  1050— native  of  P.— B.  P.  O.  E., 
Mason,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Amalie  (Muller)  Jobst. 

JOBST,  GEO.  J. 

Val.  Jobst  &  Sons,  contractors,  221 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1586— res.  802 
N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  95 — native  of 
P. — Director  Dime  Savings  Bank. 
Delta  Tau  Delta,  Creve  Coeur,  P. 
Country,  and  University  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Laura  E.  (Nelson.)  Jobst. 

JOBST,  JACOB  J. 

V.-Pres.  and  treas.  O'Brien-Jobst  Co. 
men's   wear,    113   S.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel. 
M   283— res.    500   N.    Monroe   Ave. 
tel.  M  1421. 
Mrs.  Annie  Jobst. 

JOBST,  RICHARD  V. 

Sec.  O'Brien-Jobst  Co.,  men's  wear, 
113  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  283— res. 
500  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M  1421. 

JOBST,  RUDOLPH 

Sheet  metal  contractor,  511  Franklin 
St.  tel.  M  617— res.  216  Barker  Ave. 
tel.  M  5167 — native  of  P. — treas. 
Citizens  Home  &  Loan  Assn. — For- 
esters, Red  Men,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Alice  (Dailey)  Jobst. 

JOBST,  VALENTINE,  JR. 

Val.  Jobst  &  Sons,  contractors,  221 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1586— res.  105 
Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  1544 — native 
of  P. — Director  Merch.  Natl.  Bank. 
Mason  (Knight  Templar,  32nd  deg., 
Shrine),  K.  P.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Ockenga)  Jobst. 


JOBST,  VALENTINE,  SR. 

Val.  Jobst  &  Sons,  contractors,  221 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1586— res.  511 
N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  485. 
Mrs.  Sanchen  Jobst. 

JOCHEM,  GEO.  J. 

Lawyer,  416  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  4227— res.  1109  Saratoga  St.  tel. 
M  2200-Y— native  of  P.— L.L.  B., 
Mich.  U. — Mason  (all  bodies),  111. 
and  Amer.  Bar  Assn.,  Creve  Coeur 
and  P.  Country  Clubs. 

JOHNSON,  CHAS. 

Pres.  Chas.  Johnson  Hdwr.  Co.,  2023 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  664— res.  504 
State  St.  tel.  M  3988— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Annie  J.  (Tjarks)  Johnson. 

JOHNSON,  E.  E. 

Hdwr.,  125  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3021. 
res.  215  N.  Elmwood,  tel.  M  6657. 
res.  of  P.  three  yrs. — P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  P.  Ret.  Eerch.  Assn. 

JOHNSON,      . 

V.-Pres.  Morgan  Art  Glass  Co.,  530 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  5680— res.  501 
Nowland,  tel.  B  66-Y. 
Mrs.  Emma  Johnson. 

JOHNSON,  P.  A. 

V.-Pres.  Chas.  Johnson  Hdwr.  Co., 
2023  S.  Adams  St.,  both  phones  664. 
res.  105  N.  University  St.  tel.M5225. 
res.  of  P.  31yrs. — Mason,  K.  P.,  M. 
W.  A.,  D.  0.  K.  K. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  (Riegel)  Johnson. 
Eastern  Star. 

JOHNSON,  RICHARD  H. 

Genl.  mgr.  Peoria  and  Pekin  Union 
Rwy.  Co.  tel.  M  270— res.  332  Cal- 
lender, tel.  M  315. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Johnson. 


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JOHNSON,  WM. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Chas.  Johnson  Hdwr. 
Co.,  2023  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  664. 
res.  311  Henry,  tel.  M  5538— res.  of 
P.  28yrs. 
Mrs.  Louise  (Schmidt)  Johnson. 

JOHNSON,  WM.  E. 

City  pass.  agt.  C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.  and 
Col.  Southern  Lines,  205  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  754— res.  202  W.  Republic, 
tel.  B  2003. 

Mrs.  Elsie  M.  Johnson. 

JOHNSTON,  WM.  A. 

Dentist,  427  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2146. 
res.   Prospect  Ave.   P.   Heights,   tel. 
B  236-1. 
Mrs.  Jennie  A.  Johnston. 


JOHNSTON,  W.  E. 

Electric  car  dealer,  1806  Main  St. 
tel.  M  6273— res.  205  N.  University, 
tel.  M  6477— res.  of  P.  14yrs—  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 


JONES,  CHAS.  S. 

Jones  Bros.,  whol.  groceries  broker, 
324    S.     Wash.  St.  tel.  M  884— res. 
540  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1448. 
Mrs.  Emma  Jones. 

JONES,  HARRY  S. 

Mgr.  the  Sperry  &  Hutchinson  Co., 
trading   stamps,   428   Main   St.   tel. 
M    1159 — res.   Hanssler    Flats,   Apt, 
H,  tel.  M  5408. 
Mrs.  Margaret  J.  Jones. 


KANNE,  ALBIN  H. 

Sec.   East   Peoria  Brick  Co.,   E.   P. 
tel.   M    1627 — res.    cor.    Cooper   and 
Laura,  tel.  M  3579-1. 
Mrs.  Johanna  C.  Kanne. 

KANNE,  ALOYSIUS  J. 

Physician,  specialist  Eye,  Ear,  Nose 
and  Throat,   507   Cent.   Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  1616— res.  201  Cooper, 
tel.  M  1088. 
Mrs.  Grace  M.  Kanne. 

KANNE,  GEO.  C. 

Pres.   and  treas.   East   Peoria  Brick 
Co.,    E.    P.    tel.    M    1627— res.    703 
Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  6220. 
Mrs.  Ida  L.  Kanne. 

KASJENS,  JACOB  G. 

Mgr.  Brass  Foundry,  711  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  553— res.  109  N.  Maple- 
wood    Ave.    tel.     M    6741 — v.-pres. 
Kasjens  &  Entwistle. 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  Kasjens. 


KASJENS,  THEODORE  C. 

Pres.  Kasjens  &  Entwistle,  plumbers, 
421    Hamilton    Blvd.    tel.    M    1914. 
res.   1203  E.   McClure,  tel.  B  1475. 
native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Ida  M.  Kasjens. 

KAHN,  EDGAR  J. 

Treas.  Cooperage  &  Wooden  wear  Co. 
2409  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3000— res. 
211  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  2160. 
Mrs.  Olive  Julian  Kahn — P.  Women's 
Club. 


KEENE,  JOHN  E. 

Mgr.  Aetna  Life  Ins.  Co.,  301  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  302— res.  101  Roa- 
noke  Ave.  tel.  B  556— res.  of  P.  33 
yrs—  M.  A.  De  Pau  U.  1880— v-pres. 
Dime  Savings  &  Trust  Co.  and  Title 
&  Trust  Co.— Kappa  Psi,  K.  P., 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Com. 
Mrs.  Florence  M.  Murray — P.  Wom- 
en's Club. 


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KEEVERS,  JOSEPH 

Pres.  L.  H.  Lyford  Co.,  whol.  groc- 
eries broker,  319  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  861 — res.  345  Crescent  Ave.  tel. 
B  968— res.  of  P.  13yrs  —  K.  C.,Creve 
Coeur  and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs,  T. 
P.  A.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Lucy  R.  (Benson)  Keevers. 

KEITHLY,  ARTHUR 

Lawyer,  1012  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  473. 
res.  1601  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  73. 
Mrs.  Anna  Keithly. 

KELLEY,  JOHN  F. 

Asst.  sec.  Culter  &  Proctor  Stove  Co. 

201  N.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  89— res.  815 

Spencer. 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Kelley. 

KELLOGG,  MRS.  FLORA  D. 

Widow  of  "Chas.  H."  res.  207  Cor- 
rington  Ave.  tel.  B  965 — res.  of  P. 
55yrs. — Director  Women's  Christian 
Home  Mission. 

KELLOGG,  HOWARD  D. 

Insurance,  338  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  934— res.  107  Crescent  Ave.  tel. 
B  2016— res.  of  P.  32yrs  —  State  agt. 
Phoenix  Assurance  Co.  Ltd.  of  Lon- 
don— Delta  Tau  Delta,  P.  Country 
Club. 

Mrs.  Alma  M.  (Heidrich)  Kellogg. 
Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

KELLSTEDT,  A.  H. 

Mgr.  Remington  Typewriter  Co.,  136 
Liberty  St.  tel.  M  940— res.  Y.  M. 
C.  A.  tel.  M  5790 — res.  of  P.  one 
yr—  Rotary,  I.M.C.A.,  Y.M.C.A. 

KEMPSHALL,  MRS.  EMILY  F. 

Widow  "Richard  W."  124  High  St. 
tel.  M  43— P.  Women's  Club. 


KENNEDY,  GEO.  T. 

Pres.    Planck    Bros.,    laundry,    820 
Main  St.  tel.  M  291— res.  717  Mor- 
gan, tel.  M  5385. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Kennedy. 

KENNEDY,  JOHN  D. 

Undertaker,  2027  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M141  (new  155)— native  of  P.— K.C. 

KENNY,  JAMES  B. 

Sec.  Cummings  &  Emerson,  whol. 
hdwr.,  412  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  24. 
res.  315  Fifth  Ave. 


KEPLER,  EUGENE 

Ret.  Shoes,  121  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  2562— res.  109  N.  Institute  PI. 
tel.  M  5208. 


KERR,  ROBERT  A. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  623  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1733— res.  1218  Hamilton 
Blvd.  tel.  B  842— res.  of  P.  20yrs. 
M.  D.  Rush  Med.  College  1881. 
Mason  (32nd  deg.),  I.  O.  O.  F., 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties, American  Society  of  R.R.  Sur- 
geons, Division  Surgeon  C.  R.  I.  & 
P.  R.  R. 

Mrs.  Arabella  G.  Kerr — P.  Women's 
Club. 


KESTER,  ELMER  E. 

Genl.  agt.  111.  Traction  System, 
Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  33— res. 
402  N.  Elizabeth,  tel.  B  972— res.  of 
P.  six  yrs. — K.  P.,  Creve  Coeur  Club, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 


KIEFER,  ALBERT 

Architect,  410  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  5222— res.  314  Third  Ave.— nat- 
ive of  P. — Mason  (32nd  deg., Shrine). 


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KIEFER,  JOHN  F. 

Sec.  Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Rwy.  Co. 
Union  Station,  tel.  M  270— res.  1700 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  M  5105. 
Mrs.  Emma  W.  Kiefer — P.  Women's 
Club. 


KIMMEL,  CHAS.  A. 

Lawyer,  327  Main  St.  tel.  M  1522-X. 
res.  600  Fourth  Ave.  tel.  M  2509-Y. 
res.  of  P.  30yrs. — Mason,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Jessie  B.  (Henderson)  Kimmel. 

KING,  EDGAR  N. 

Cashier  Culter  &  Proctor  Stove  Co., 
201   N.   Wash.   St.   tel.   M   89— res. 
1008  Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  3484-4. 
Mrs.  Ada  E.  King. 

KING,  JOHN  F.,  JR. 

Architect,  907  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  6142— res.  801  Fourth 
Ave.  tel.  M  3660— native  of  P. 
Delias  and  Country  Clubs. 

KINGMAN,  MRS.  EMELINE  S. 

Widow  "Martin,"  res.  204  Ran- 
dolph Ave.  tel.  B  1756— res.  of  P. 
many  yrs. — P.  Women's  Club — sum. 
res.  Eagle  Point,  Prospect  Ave.  tel. 
B  80-1. 


KINGMAN,    WALTER  B. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Kingman  Plow  Co., 
3000  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3468. 
res.  204  Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  1756. 
native  of  P. — Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs — sum.  res.  Eagle 
Point,  Prospect  Ave.  tel.  B  80-1. 


KINGSBURY,  JOHN  H. 

Sec.  Clark  Coal  &  Coke  Co.,  927 
Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  64— res.  419  N. 
Elizabeth  St.  tel.  B  1888. 


KINNEY,  GARRET  DE  F. 

Pres.  Colburn  Birks  &  Co.,  whol. 
druggists,  224  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  4550 — res.  710  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  1719— int.  in  Culter  &  Proctor 
Stove  Co. 
Mrs.  May  Kinney. 

KINROOS,  JOHN  W. 

Mgr.   Emerson  Brantingham   Imple- 
ment Co.,  104  Chestnut,  tel.  M1833. 
res.  613  Bradley,  tel.  M  3070. 
Mrs.  Bessie  E.  Kinroos. 

KINSEY,  HOWARD 

Kinsey  &  Rutherford  Coal  Co.,  204 
N.  Jefferson  Ave.  tel.  M  768 — res. 
415  Fredonia,  tel.  M  5495 — native  of 
P. — sec.  Cummings  Rutherford  Motor 
Car  Co. — Kickapoo  Golf  Club. 
Mrs.  Edna  L.  (Rudel)  Kinsey. 

KINSEY,  WARREN 

Sec.  Kinsey  &  Mahler  Co.,  400  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  68. 

KIRCHER,  HENRY  F. 

Mfrs.  sales  agt.,  106  S.  Wash.  St. 
tel.  M  2417— res.  215  N.  Monroe 
Ave.  tel.  M  1781— res.  of  P.  30yrs. 
int.  in  Kircher  Wagon  Co. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Grace  B.  (Shook)  Kircher. 

KIRK,  WALTER  B. 

Lawyer,  911  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  601— res.  "Valley  View," 
Grand  View  Drive,  tel.  B  2000 — res. 
of  P.  34yrs.— L.L.B.  Mich.  U.  1894. 
Mason  (all  bodies),  Creve  Coeur  and 
P.  Country  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Pearl  M.  Kirk — P.  Women's 
Club. 

KLEENE,  MARTIN,  J. 

Of  Peoria  Motor  Cycle  Supply  Co., 
103  S.  Madison  Ave.  both  phones 
6443— res.  709  State  St.— native  of 
P. — Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 


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KLEENE,  HERMAN  C. 

W.  M.  Allen,  Son  &  Co.,  genl.  con- 
tractors, 441  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  100 — res.  821  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  2803— L.L.B.  Mich.  U.— res.  of  P. 
33yrs. — Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Delta  Pi. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Knowlton)  Kleene — Fri- 
day and  College  Clubs,  Collegiate 
Sorosis. 

KLEIN,  F.  J. 

Architect,     127    S.    Jeff.    Ave.    tel. 
M  4861 — res.  Grand  View  Drive,  tel. 
M    3016-4— res.    of    P.    39yrs  —  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Bessie  (Eckley)  Klein. 

KNAPP,  ALFRED  A. 

Physician    and    surgeon,    513    Jeff. 
Bldg.   tel.    M    1085— res.    1800   Col- 
umbia Terrace,  tel.  M  887-2. 
Mrs.  Mary  L.  Knapp. 

KNEER,  EDW.  X. 

Asst.    cashier   Home   Savings   Bank, 
333  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  385— res.  503 
W.  Park  PL,  Apt.  A.  tel.  M  4599. 
Mrs.  Pearl  Kneer. 


KNETZGER,  CHAS. 

Lumber  dealer,  825  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  214— res.  2049  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  1047— res.  of  P.  15yrs  —  Dir- 
ector 111.  Natl.  Bank — Creve  Coeur 
Club,  K.  C.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  St. 
Joseph's  Benevolent  Society. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  (Reis)  Knetzger. 

KOHL,  ADAM 

Retired,    res.   611    Second   Ave.   tel. 
M   1795 — res.   of  P.   34yrs. — Mason, 
I.  V.  Y.  Club  and  Honorary  Mem. 
Liederkrantz  Singing  Society. 
Mrs.  Babetta  Kohl. 


KREIS,  OTTO. 

Sec.   L.   H.   Lyford  Co.,   commission 
brokers,  319  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  861. 
res.     214    S.     Glenwood    Ave.    tel. 
M  4959. 
Mrs.  Julia  L.  Kreis. 

KROENLEIN,  FRED'K.  G. 

Case  &  Kroenlein,  harness  and  sad- 
dlery, 116  Main  St.  tel.  M  586— res. 
1009  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M  3827-3. 
Mrs.  Helen  Kroenlein. 

KROOS,  ELWOOD  R. 

Mgr.   Globe  Mfg.   Co.,   paints,   etc., 
324  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1934— res. 
124  Cooper,  tel.  M  4891. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Kroos. 

KROOS,   HENRY  W. 

V.-Pres.  Globe  Mfg.  Co.,  paints,  etc., 
324  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1934— res. 
718  Third  Ave.  tel.  M  2573-L. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kroos. 

KRUSE,  G.  H. 

Asst.  treas.  Donmeyer  Gardner  Co., 

flour  mills,  210  Eaton,  tel.   M  386. 

res.  1407  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1867. 

native  of  P. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P. 

Ret.  Merch.  Assn. 

Mrs.    Jessie    Franklin — P.    Women's 

Club. 

KUCK,  HENRY  G. 

Stuber  &  Kuck,  tin  ware -mfrs.,  2800 
S.   Adams  St.  tel.   M  433— res.   917 
North  St. 
Mrs.  Anna  H.  Kroos. 

KUHL,  THEODORE 

Pres.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept.  store,  cor. 
Adams  &  Fulton  Sts.  tel.  M  3881. 
res.  Jeff.  Hotel,  tel.  M  70— res.  of  P. 
35yrs. — Creve    Coeur,    P.    Country, 
Auto,    and    Kickapoo    Golf    Clubs, 
Mason    (Blue,    Knight    Templar, 
Knights  of  Constantine). 
Mrs.  Hattie  N.  Kuhl— P.  Women's 
Club — winter  res.  Pasadena,  Cal. 


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LACEY,  F.  S. 

Mgr.   L.   C.   Smith  Typewriter  Co., 
407  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  878— res.  606 
State  St.  tel.  M  2872— res.  of  P.  27 
yrs.— Mason,  U.  T.  C. 
Mrs.  Pearl  G.  Lacey. 

LACEY,  WM.  D. 

Prop.  Red  Cross  Pharmacy,  cor.  Jeff, 
and  Fulton,  both  phones  294 — res. 
204  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  1979-1. 
res.  of  P.  llyrs  —  M.  W.  A.,  F.  A.  A., 
A.  0.  N.  W.,  T.  P.  A. 

LACKEY,  DAVID  H. 

Electrical  Contractor,  306  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  3773— res.  316  Eliza- 
beth St.  tel.  B  1970— res.  of  P.  eight 
yrs. — Electrical  Engineer  Lehigh  U.'95 
Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country,  I.  V.  Y. 
and  University  Clubs,  Phi  Gamma 
Delta,  Electrical  Contractors  Assn. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Sholl)  Lackey — Ami- 
cron  Tri  Kappa. 

LANGFELDT,  ADOLPH 

City  pass.  agt.  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R., 
cor.  Jeff,  and  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  253. 
res.  310  Seventh  Ave. 

LAIDLAW,  WM.  S. 

Mgr.  W.  A.  Laidlaw  Wire  Co.,  2616 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  5774— res.  613 
Belle,  tel.  B  1452. 
Mrs.  Linnie  D.  Laidlaw. 

LAMBERT,  WM.  H. 

Mgr.  Wasson  Mfg.  Co.,  rubbing 
posts,  118  E.  Armstrong,  tel.  B714-2. 
Mrs.  Letitia  H.  Lambert. 

LA  PORTE,  CHAS.  W. 

Patent  Atty.,  504  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1645 — res.  1501  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  1139— res.  of  P.  21yrs .— Mason, 
K.  P.,  D.  O.  K.  K.,  Creve  Coeur  and 
I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Ada  Eleanor  La  Porte. 


LARGE,  FRANK  H. 

Allen  &  Large,  whol.  cigars,   124  S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.    M    3556— res.    501 
Wisconsin  Ave.  tel.  B  148. 
Mrs.  Anna  S.  Large. 

LEHMAN,  ARTHUR 

Pres.  A.  Lehman  &  Co., whol.  liquors, 

113   S.   Water  St.   tel.   M  430— res. 

339    Moss   Ave.    tel.    M    902— Pres. 

Jeff.  Operating  Co. 

Mrs.  Laura  M.  Lehman — P.Women's 

Club. 

LEHMAN,  EDWIN 

Sec.   and  treas.   A.   Lehman  &  Co., 
whol.  liquors,   113  S.  Water  St.  tel. 
M  430— res.  1709  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
M  1720. 
Mrs.  Minnie  R.  Lehman. 

LEAHY,  MISS  ELLA 

Millinery,  205  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1772— res.  812  Fayette,  tel. 
M  1601— res.  of  P.  five  yrs.— Wo- 
men's Catholic  League. 

LEISY,  EDW.  C. 

Pres.  Leisy  Brew.  Co.,  120  Irving 
St.  tel.  M  128— res.  100  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  855— res.  of  P.  31yrs  —  Pres. 
Jeff.  Deposit  Co.,  Director  in  Mer- 
chants Natl.,  Home  Savings  &  State 
and  Inter-State  Trust  &  Savings 
Banks,  and  Jeff.  Hotel  Co.,  v.-pres. 
111.  State  Brew.  Assn.,  Mason,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  Red  Men,  Moose, 
and  Creve  Coeur,  P.  Auto,  P.  Coun- 
try, Chicago  Auto  and  I.V.Y.  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Welte)  Leisy. 

LEITNER,  WM.  C. 

Agt.  C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.,  Fayette 

and   Water,   tel.   M   2940— res.    531 

Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  276-2— res.  of  P. 

43yrs. — K.     C.     and     North     Amer. 

Union. 

Lena    (Fitzgerald)    Leitner — rec.    d. 

Monday — Catholic  Women's  League. 


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LEE,  DAVID  S. 

Sec.  and  treas.  J.  C.  Proctor  Lumber 
Co.,  212  N.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  146. 
res.  209  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.B1303. 
Mrs.  Mary  P.  Lee. 

LE  MIEUX,  L.  M. 

Pharmacist,  301  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  5095— res.  307  Fifth 
Ave.  tel.  M  4453 — res.  of  P.  six  yrs. 
Ph.  G.  Marquette  U.  of  Pharmacy. 
Mason,  I.  O.  O.  F. 
Mrs.  Ottelia  May ( Ashland) Le  Mieux. 


LINDSTROM,  HARRY  E. 

Cashier  Peoria  Whol.  Grocery  Co., 
918  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  5174. 

LINDSAY,  WM.  M. 

Sec.  and  treas.  James  McCoy  &  Co., 
whol.  grocers,  402  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  3492— res.  909  Jackson,  tel. 
B  669-L. 

LITTLEWOOD,  MRS.  ETTA  P. 

Widow  "Geo.  H."  215  Columbia 
Terrace,  tel.  B  1389. 


LE  SURE,  CHAS.  S. 

Landscape  Artist,  220  Cent.  Natl. 
Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  5010— res.  407 
Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  2217— res.  of  P. 
one  yr. — B.  S.  Landscape  Architect- 
ure U.  of  111. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Rotary  and  Illini  Clubs,  University 
Landscape  Architects  Assn. 
Mrs.  Lulu  Mae  (Littler)  Le  Sure. 
rec.  d.  Thursday. 

LEWIS,  WM.  T. 

Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  F.  P.  Lewis 
Cigar  Factory,  cor.  Madison  and 
Fayette,  tel.  M  526— res.  809  San- 
ford,  tel.  M  2614. 

LEWIS,  JAMES  C.,  JR. 

Hofstetter  &  Lewis,  mnfg.  jewelers, 
221  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  5499— res. 
620  Fourth  Ave.  tel.  M  3032— native 
of  P. 


LEWIS,  MRS.  JEANETTE  B. 

Widow  "Thomas  B."  342  Crescent 
Ave.  tel.  B  672. 


LINDSTROM,  FRED  P. 

Mgr.  Peoria  Whol.  Grocery  Co.,  918 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  5174. 


LOCHER,  EMIL 

Luthy    &    Locher,    produce,    125    S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.    M    2739— res.    901 
Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M  4923 — Mason, 
Swiss  Society,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Rose  (Luthy)  Locher. 

LOCKWOOD,  JAMES 

Kise  Electric  Co.,  E.  P.  tel.  M  6998. 
res.  113  High  St.  tel.  M  4534. 
Mrs.  Mabel  Lockwood. 


LOFGREN,  JOHN  R. 

Sec.  P.  Bd.  of  Trade,  330  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  80— res.  1030  N.  Adams 
St. — native  of  P. — Mason,  K.  P., 
D.  O.  K.  K. 


LOGAN,  E.  B. 

Mgr.  Behrends  Ice  &  Fuel  Co.,  cor. 
Apple  and  Wash.  Sts.  tel.  M   1859. 
res.  506  111.  Ave.  tel.  B  2398— res.  of 
P.  three  yrs. — K.  C. 
Mrs.  Catherine  (Faber)  Logan. 

LOUIS,  CHAS.  N. 

Prop.  Peoria  Roofing  Co.,  211  Maple, 
tel.  M  5 — res.  205  Missouri  Ave.  tel. 
B  890 — native  of  P. — Creve  Coeur 
Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  K.  C. 


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LOVE,  N.  MEREDITH 

Agt.  Union  Line  Penn.  System,  43 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  157— res. 
301  Ellis  St.  tel.  B  1911— native  of 
P. — Knox  College  '88 — Director  and 
treas.  Home  Bldg.  &  Savings  Assn. 
Ruling  Elder,  First  Presby.  Church 
(Commissioner  to  Gen.  Assembly, 
Presby.  Church  1906)— Mason  (Con- 
sistory, Shrine),  P.  Bd.  of  Trade 
(v-pres.  1910),  Beta  Theta  Pi,  Creve 
Coeur,  University,  Rotary  and  Kick- 
apoo  Golf  Clubs,  Trans.  Club  and  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 

LOVELACE,  THOMAS  G. 

With   Corning   &   Co.,    distillers,   ft. 
Sanger,  tel.  M  3601— res.  701  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  5460. 
Mrs.  Clarice  Lovelace. 

LOVERIDGE,  CHAS. 

Florist,  127  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  209. 
res.  723  E.  Arcadia,  tel.  B  1204— res. 
of  P.  26yrs. — v.-pres.  Farmers  Sav- 
ings &  Loan  Assn. — Mason,  K.  P., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  M.  W.  A.,  Forester, 
K.  0.  T.  M.,  N.  A.  U. 

LOOK,  WM.  E. 

Bookkeeper,  F.  Meyer  &  Bros.  Co., 
hdwr.,  1311  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M2920. 
res.  206  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M.  2459-1 — 
sec.  and  treas.  Best  Mfg.  Co. 

LOUGHRIDGE,  SAMUEL  O. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  523  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  177— res.  Ill  N.  Bour- 
land,  tel.  M  4253. 

Mrs.  Erne  E.  Loughridge— P.  Wo- 
men's Club. 

LOVETT,  ROBERT  H. 

Lawyer  and  U.  S.  Master  in  Chan- 
cery, 504  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  1645. 
res.  315  N.  Douglas  tel.  B  618— res. 


of   P.   33yrs—  Pres.    Home   Bldg.    & 
Savings  Assn.  of  P.,  Atty.  for  Board 
of  School  Inspectors,  Supreme  Atty. 
Fraternal     Reserve     Life     Ins.     Co., 
Natl.     Judge     American     Insurance 
Union     (fraternal) — Mason,     Royal 
Neighbors,  M.  W.  A.,  K.  O.  T.  M., 
Mystic  Circle,  Court  of  Honor. 
Mrs.  Laura  (Gilson)  Lovett. 

LOWE,  FRANK  H. 

Mgr.   Whitehead   &   Hoag   Co.,   931 

Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4636— res.  1511  N. 

Perry    Ave.    tel.    M    2071— Rotary 

Club. 

Mrs.  Emma  Lowe. 

LOWES,  RAPLH  C. 

Pres.  Sherman  Hog  Greaser  Co.,  710 
Park    Ave.    tel.    M    350— res.    1102 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  302. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lowes. 

LUCAS,  CHAS.  W. 

Whol.  Confectionery,  415  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  1464— res.  813  E.  Nebra- 
ska, tel.  B  118— res.  of  P.  41yrs. 
K.  P.,  M.  W.  A.,  Mason,  I.  C.  M.  A. 
Mrs.  Cora  (James)  Lucas. 

LUCAS,  HUGO 

Pres.  A.  Lucas  &  Sons,  iron  works, 
318  S.   Wash.   St.   tel.   M  227— res. 
210  Second  Ave.  tel.  M  3083— res.  of 
P.  50yrs. — Mason,  Turn  Verein. 
Mrs.  Emily  Lucas. 

LUTHRINGER,  J.  P. 

Dentist,  507  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1616. 
res.  614  N.  Jeff.  Ave. 

LUTHY,  CARL  G. 

Luthy    &    Locher,    produce,    125    S. 
Wash.   St.   tel.   M   276— res.   121   S. 
Glendale,  tel.  B  1680. 
Mrs.  Minnie  Luthy. 


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LUTHY,  FERD. 

Pres.  Merch.  Natl.  Bank,  201  Main 
St.  tel.  M  321— res.   102  Randolph, 
tel.  B  321— Pres.  Luthy  &  Co. 
Mrs.  Mary  L.  Luthy. 

LUTHY,  GODFREY  G. 

Treas.  Bartholomew  Co.,  Peoria 
Heights,  tel.  B  1— res.  322  Parkside 
Drive,  tel.  B  636— native  of  P. 
Creve  Coeur,  P.  Conntry  and  P. 
Auto  Clubs,  Mason  (all  bodies). 

LUTHY,  GOTTFRIED  G. 

Luthy    &    Locher,    produce,    125    S. 
Wash.   St.  tel.   M   276— res.   205  S. 
Globe,  tel.  M  6969. 
Mrs.  Bertha  Luthy. 


LYNCH,  HENRY  W. 

Whol.  Coal,  1011  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  275— res.  924  Glen  Oak 
Ave.  tel.  B  841— res.  of  P.  27yrs. 
v.-pres.  Cent.  Natl.  Bank — Mason, 
K.  P.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs,  M.  W.  A.,  K.  O.  T.  M. 
Mrs.  Frances  M.  (Baldwin)  Lynch. 
P.  Women's  Club. 

LYMAN,  SHUBAL  D. 

Supt.  of  Bldgs.  Bradley  Institute, 
tel.  M  935— res.  117  S.  University, 
res.  of  P.  25yrs  —  I.  0.  O.  F.,  Court 
of  Honor. 

Mrs.  Ada  E.  Lyman — Rebekhas 
Court  of  Honor,  Fraternal  Reserves., 


McALLEENAN,  WM.  J. 

119  Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  1308. 
Mrs.   Eva  McAlleenan — P.  Women's 
Club. 

McCABE,  EDW.  D. 

Lawyer,  129  N.  Jefferson  Ave.  tel.  M. 
732  and  Internal  Revenue  Collector, 
201  Government  Bldg.  tel.  M  1094 
res.  125  N.  Orange,  tel.  M  6161— 
native  of  P.— L.L.B.  Mich.  U.  1891 
P.  and  State  Bar  Assns. 

McCLINTICK,  WM. 

Genl.   agt.   Natl.   Life  Ins.   Co.,  422 
Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  602— res.  213 
Missouri  Ave.  tel.  B  891. 
Mrs.  Olive  L.  McClintick. 

McCLURE,  EUGENE  S. 

Pres.  McClure  Com.   Co.,  grain,  24 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  3990— res. 
206  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M  2732. 
Mrs.  Lowellyn  McClure. 


McCLURE,  WM;  C. 

Lands,  707  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M.  1267. 
res.   128  Randolph,  tel.  B  303— res. 
of  P.  eight  yrs. — Sons  of  Veterans. 
Mrs.  Mabel  (Kingman)  McClure. 

McCORKLE,  E.  J.  H. 

Dentist,  234  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  190— res.  1007  N.  Glendale  Ave. 
tel.  M  1176-4— Mason,  Calumet 
Club,  Local  and  State  Dental  Soc- 
ieties. 

McCORMICK,  ROBERT  N. 

Lawyer,  428  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1643— res.  213  N.  Institute  PI. 
tel.  M  1572— res.  of  P.  25yrs. 
Mason,  M.  W.  A.,  Creve  Coeur  Club, 
Peoria  Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Adele  E.  McCormick. 


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McCOY,  ANDREW  L. 

Pres.     James     McCoy     Co.,     whol. 
grocers,  402  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M3492. 
res.  413  N.  Monroe  Ave.  tel.  M  420. 
native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Helen  I.  McCoy. 

McCULLOCH,  EDW.  D. 

Lawyer,  207  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  168— res.  219  Bigelow,  tel. 
B  2215 — sec.  and  mgr.  Peoples  Loan 
&  Homestead  Assn.,  and  Sloan  Ab- 
stract Co. 
Mrs.  Emily  A.  McCulloch. 

McDOUGAL,  CHAS.  B. 

Investment  Broker,  8th  floor  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  532— res.  419  Columbia 
Terrace,  tel.  B  1184— res.  of  P.  50 
yrs. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

McDOUGAL,  ROBERT  D. 

Druggist,  cor.  Main  and  Adams  Sts. 
tel.  M  251— res.  537  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  4957. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  D.  McDougal. 

McDOUGAL,  THOMAS  D. 

Asst.  cashier  Merchants  Natl.  Bank, 
201  Main  St.  tel.  M  321— res.  1319 
Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  B  1781. 
Mrs.  Eva  H.  McDougal. 

McDOWALL,  JOHN  W. 

Title  &  Trust  Co.,  Ill  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  544— res.  204  Randolph,  tel. 
B  1635— res.  of  P.  15yrs .— int.  in  111. 
Natl.  Bank,  Dime  Savings  &  Trust 
Co.,  Peoria  Livery  Co.,  Jeff.  Hotel 
Co.,  Natl.  Imple-ment  &  Vehicle 
Show,  Peoria  Washed  Sand  &  Gravel 
Co. — Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country  and  I. 
V.  Y.  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Pearl  A.  (Scholl)  McDowall. 


McELWEE,  JAMES 

Sec.  and  treas.  Wolschlag  Co-oper- 
ative Coal  Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel. 
M  1530— res.  425  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  1596. 

McFADDEN,  G.  C. 

McFadden  &  Co.,  grain,  324  S.Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  4059— res.  543  Moss  Ave. 
tel.    M   3783— Mason    (Shrine),    Phi 
Delta  Theta. 
Mrs.  Dorah  (Williamson)  McFadden. 

McGRATH,  JAMES  W. 

Pres.  Mackinaw  Sand  &  Gravel  Co., 
29  Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  5627. 
res.  1010  Main  St.  tel.  M  3503— res. 
of  P.  one  yr. 

McGRATH,  SHELTON  F. 

Lawyer,  803  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  560— res.  600  Fayette,  tel. 
M  5066. 

McGRATH,  T.  E. 

Sec.  and  sales  mgr.  Mackinaw  Sand 
&  Gravel  Co.,  29  Mayer  Office  Bldg. 
tel.  M  5627— res.  1010  Main  St.  tel. 
M  3503— res.  of  P.  one  yr.— B.P.O.E. 

McILVAINE,  MISS  M.  McG. 

Asst.  Cataloguer  P.  Public  Library, 
res.  213  North  St.  tel.  B  1254— na- 
tive of  P.— D.A.R.,  P.Women's  Club, 
Allied  Arts,  Y.W.C.A. 

McILVAINE,  T.  M. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  516  Main  St. 
tel.  M  4909— res.  312  North  St.  tel. 
B  1254— res.  of  P.  46yrs—  M.  A., 
M.  D.  Rush  Med.  College  1881. 
Director  P.  Public  Library — Mason 
(32nd  deg.),  Creve  Coeur  Club,  Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Jessie  (Cobleigh)  Mcllvaine. 


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McHUGH,  GUY  H. 

Com.  agt.  L.  E.  &  W.,  40  Bd.  of 
Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  338— res.  519 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1103— res.  of 
P.  36yrs. — Creve  Coeur  and  Trans. 
Clubs,  Bd.  of  Trade,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Mason  (Shrine). 
Mrs.  Nellie  E.  (Call)  McHugh. 

McKENZIE,  MISS  ELIZABETH. 

Genl.  sec.  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  411  Liberty 
St.  tel.  M  835— res.  605  W.  Arm- 
strong, tel.  B  2086-K— res.  of  P.  five 
yrs. — Child's  Welfare  League,  Suf- 
frage Assn.,  Y.  W.  C.  A. — sum.  res. 
1547  College  Ave.  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

McKENZIE,  WM.  E. 

Supt.   Clark  Bros.   &   Co.,   distillers, 
ft.  Pecan,  tel.  M  152— res.  884  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  2423. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  McKenzie. 

McKIBBEN,  GILBERT  M. 

Teller  First  Natl.  Bank  of  P.,  210  S. 
Adams    St.    tel.    M     134— res.    525 
College,  tel.  M  2134. 
Mrs.  Nettie  M.  McKibben. 

McLOUGHLIN,  FRANK 

Pres.  and  mgr.  F.  McLoughlin  Plumb- 
ing Co.,  619  Main  St.  tel.  M  778. 
res.  715  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M2995-4. 
res.  of  P.  54yrs.— M.W.A.,  K.O.T.M. 
Mrs.  Maria  T.(Donahue)McLoughlin. 

McMAHAN,  J.  P. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  105  N.  Eliza- 
beth St.  tel.  M  2204— res.  of  P.  31 
yrs.— A.  M.  Lincoln  U.  1881,  M.D. 
Rush  Med.  Coll.  1883— Mason. 


McMASTER,  ARCHIBALD  T. 

Mgr.  McMaster  Coal  Sales  Co., 
Masonic  Temple,  tel.  M  3180 — res. 
600  Ravine,  tel.  B  1217— res.  of  P. 
40yrs. — Masonic  Orders,  K.  P.,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 

McMURRAY,  GEO.  E. 

Asst.  cashier  Cent.  Natl.  Bank,  cor. 
Main  and   Adams   Sts.   tel.   M   301. 
res.  414  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  3823-1. 
Mrs.  Iva  R.  McMurray. 

McMURTRIE,  J.  W. 

Mgr.  Armour  &  Co.,  whol.  meats, 
Harrison,  cor.  Water,  tel  M.  3400. 

McNEMAR,  CHRISTIAN  E. 

States  Atty.,  23  Court  House,  tel. 
M  1557— res.  217  N.  Frink,  tel. 
tel.  B  591-X— res.  of  P.  13yrs—  B.S. 
Eureka  College,  L.L.B.  Mich.  U. 
1902— Mason  (32nd  deg.),  K.  P., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Matilda  H.  (Bower)  McNemar. 

McROBERTS,  WM.  G. 

Lawyer,  9th  floor  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.   tel.   M   585— res.    1811   Knox- 
ville  Ave.  tel.  B  149— of  McRoberts, 
Morgan  &  Zimmerman. 
Mrs.  Hattie  F.  McRoberts. 

McWILLIAMS,  JAMES  E. 

City  pass.  agt.  A.  T.  &  Santa  Fe 
R.  R.,  325  Main  St.  tel.  M  966. 


MAAS,  HARRY  M. 

Tailor  and  custom  shirts,  109  N. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  6648— res.  306 
Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  1685— res.  of  P. 
seven  yrs. — K.  P.,  Calumet  Club, 
D.  O.  K.  K.3  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 


MacCLYMENT,  GEO. 

Asst.   mgr.   Bradley  Polytechnic  In- 
stitute,   419    Observatory    Bldg.    teL 
M.  314 — res.  117  S.  Maplewood  Ave. 
tel.  M  2652. 
Mrs.  Harriett  A.  MacClyment. 


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MACKEMER,  WALTER  J. 

Prop.  J.  W.  Mackemer  &  Co.,  lum- 
ber, 601  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M.  319— res. 
1415  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  218— res. 
of  P.  20yrs. — Knox  College,  Harvard 
U—  Creve  Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.  and  P. 
Auto  Clubs,  B.  P.  0.  E. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Deshler)  Mackemer. 

MacKNIGHT,  CRAWFORD 

Mgr.  Palmer  Electric  Co.,  630  Main 
St.  tel.   M  2175— res.    1217   E.   Vir- 
ginia, tel.  B  1089. 
Mrs.  Mollie  H.  MacKnight. 

MACY,  JAY  K. 

V.-Pres.  Nicholas  Ulrich  &  Co.,  farm 
loans,  327   Jeff.  Bldg.,  tel.  M  217— 
res.  121  La  Salle  Ave.  tel.  B  1531. 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Macy. 

MADDEN,  REV.  T.  E. 

res.  614  Antoinette  St.  tel.  M  1526. 
res.  of  P.  four  yrs. — A.  B.  from  Holy 
Cross  College — K.  C.,  Catholic  For- 
esters. 

MAGEE,  H.  B. 

Physician,  501  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  815— res.  1610  Knox- 
ville Ave.  tel.  B  1749— res.  of  P.  five 
yrs.— M.  D.  Penn.  U.  '08— Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies,  John 
B.  Deaver  Surgical  Society,  Sigma 
Chi,  Mason. 
Mrs.  Cora  Estelle  (Moore)  Magee. 

MAKER,  ROLAND  L. 

Pres.  Peoria  Engraving  Co.,  109  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1644— res.  311  North  St. 
tel.  B  546-2— res.  of  P.  16yrs. 

MAIN,  CLINTON  S. 

Buyer  furn.  dept.  Block  &  Kuhl,  124 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M3881— res.  Grand 
View  Drive  P.  Hts.  tel.  B  2132— res. 
of  P.  ten  yrs. — Williams  College. 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs, 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Mrs.  Helen  B.  M.  Main. 


MANSFIELD,  HENRY 

Lawyer,  415  Masonic  Temple  Bldg. 
tel.  M  975 — res.  520  California  Ave. 
tel.  B  1579— of  Mansfield  &  Cowan, 
native  of  P.— L.L.B.  Va.  U.  1888. 
P.  and  111.  State  Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  J.  (Bruninga)  Mane- 
field. 

MAPLE,  FRANK  A. 

Mgr.  Hatch-Wilcoxson  Coal  Co., 
1115  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  6263— res. 
107  S.Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  M  4834— res. 
of  P.  33yrs—  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
Trans.  Club,  P.  Coal  Club. 

MAPLE,  FRED  E. 

Sec.  and  mgr.  Peoria  Trusswall  Stone 
Mfg.  Co.,  810  Commercial  St.  tel. 
M  750— res.  2216  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  4339. 

MAPLE,  JOSEPH  W. 

Lawyer,  538  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1255— res.  218  W.  Armstrong,  tel. 
B  1881— res.  of  P.  30yrs.— int.  in 
Central  City  Loan&  Homestead  Assn., 
Mason,  M.  W.  A.,  Royal  League, 
K.  P.,  P.  Assn.  Comm.,  K.O.T.M. 
Mrs.  Minnie  (Miller)  Maple. 

MARCY,  M.  S. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  328  Woolner 
Bldg.   tel.   M   916— res.   116  E.   Ar- 
cadia Ave.  tel.  B  2303. 
Mrs.  Leora  C.  Marcy. 

MARKLEY,  JOHN  H. 

Pres.  Globe  Mfg.  Co.,  paints,  324  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  1934— res.  223 
Fourth  St.  tel.  M  223 1-Y. 

MARSHALL,  WM.  B. 

Asst.   mgr.   Leisy  Brewing  Co.,   709 
N.  Water  St.  tel.   M   128— res.  307 
North  St.  tel.  B  572-L. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Marshall. 


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MARTIN,  A.  G. 

Artist,  Photographer,  107  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  3217— res.  211  Bestor  St.  tel. 
B  2062 — res.  of  P.  five  yrs. — int.  in 
Barston  Co.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio — Rot- 
ary Club,  P.  Assn.  Comm.,  P.  Ex- 
ecutive's Club. 

MARTIN,  ISAAC  N. 

Pres.  I.  N.  Martin  Dry  Goods  Co., 
320-22  S.  Adams  St.  both  phones 
869— res.  409  Jackson  St.  tel.  M4501. 
res.  of  P.  17yrs. — Creve  Coeur  Club, 
Mason  (Shrine,  Knight  Templar), 
I.O.O.F.,  M.W.A.,  P.  Assn.  Comm. 
Mrs.  Anna  Louise  Page. 

MARTIN,  LEONIDAS  B. 

Physician,  res.   610  Morton  St.  tel. 
M   1632— res.   of  P.   54yrs  —  M.   D. 
Rush  Med.  College  '67. 
Mrs.     Mary     (Hughes)     Martin — P. 
Women's  Club. 

MATHIS,  JACOB  E. 

Sales  mgr.  Jobst-Bethard  Co.,  whol. 
grocers,    Oak    and    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  3444— res.  805  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
M  4142. 
Mrs.  May  Mathis. 

MATHIS,  SAMUEL  L. 

Pass.  tkt.  agt.  C.  &  N.  W.  Rwy.  Co., 
333  Main  St.  tel.  M  689— res.  1411 
N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5618. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mathis. 

MAU,  HARRY  E. 

Bkpr.  F.  R.  Carter,  brick  and  coal, 
119  Bridge  St.  tel.  M  1116. 

MAXWELL,  W.  KEE 

Editor  Peoria  Journal,  M  2000 — res. 

206  Ayers  Ave.  tel.  M  3235— res.  of 

P.  six  yrs. — Amer.  Press  Humorous 

Assn. 

Mrs.  Alma  (Birnett)  Maxwell. 


MAY,  EMMETT  C. 

Pres.  Peoria  Life  Ins.  Co.,  1129  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  3140— res.  414  111.  Ave. 
tel.  B  1766— res.  of  P.  18yrs.— B.S., 
L.L.B.  Northern  Ind.  U.  '96— Creve 
Coeur  Club. 

Mrs.  Ella  (O'Hara)  May — rec.  d. 
Mon.  and  Wed. — Amat.  Mus.  Club. 
Catholic  Women's  League. 

MAYER,  ADOLPH  J. 

Of  Callender  &  Co.,  insurance,  317 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  327— res.  320 
Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  4689. 

MAYER,  WM.  H. 

Mgr.   Hotel  Mayer,   200  N.   Adams 
St.  tel.  M  1477— res.  200  W.  Arm- 
strong Ave.  tel.  B  2431. 
Mrs.  Blanche  A.  Mayer. 

MAYNARD,  CHAS.  A. 

Genl.   agt.   Perm.   Mutual   Life   Ins. 
Co.,    933   Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    1674. 
res.  319  Ind.  Ave.  tel.  B  947. 
Mrs.  Effie  Maynard. 

MEAD,  BERNE  M. 

Cashier,  State  Trust  &  Savings  Bank, 

242  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  557— res.  567 

Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  4068— res.  of  P.  14 

yrs.— Knox  College  1900— Phi  Delta 

Theta,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 

Clubs. 

Mrs.  Lenna  B.  (Short)  Mead. 

MEEK,  LOUIS  F. 

Post  Master,  res.  333  Parkside  Drive, 
tel.  B  646— res.  of  P.  27yrs  —  L.L.B. 
North  Western  U. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Ella  (Perry)  Meek. 

MEISTER,  JOHN  G. 

V.-Pres.    The    Peoria    Union    Stock 
Yards  Co.,  ft.  of  South,  tel.  M  4761. 
res.    1303    N.    Glen    Oak    Ave.    tel. 
B  1442. 
Mrs.  Mary  Meister. 


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MEIXNER,  FRED  M.  F. 

Physician,  609  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  983. 
res.  226  Thrush  Ave.  tel.  B  2386. 
res.  of  P.  two  yrs—  B.  A.,  Ph.  G., 
M.  D. — Member  Board  of  Directors 
Associated  Charities — M.W.A.,  Ben 
Hur,  L.  O.  O.  M.,  P.  Med.  Society, 
E.  F.  U. 

Mrs.  Lillian  (Payne)  Meixner — Pan 
Hellenic,  D.A.R.,  Amat.  Mus.  Club, 
Young  Women's  League. 


MEALS,  B. 

Pres.    Peoples    Loan    &    Homestead 
Assn.,  207  Cent.   Natl.   Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M   168— res.  919  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  2186-X. 
Mrs.  Mary  Meals. 


MEALS,  CHAS.  A. 

Sec.  Chas.  J.  Off  Co.,  whol.  grocers, 
116  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  3416— res.  601 
W.  Armstrong,  tel.  B  1311-2. 
Mrs.  Lida  A.  Meals. 


MELLOW,  RICHARD 

Of   R.    Mellow   &   Sons,    Marble   & 
Granite  Co.,   319   S.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel. 
M  6034 — res.  119  Crescent  Ave.  tel. 
B  699. 
Mrs.  Lillian  H.  Mellow. 


MELOY,  J.  EARLE 

Physician  and  surgeon,  234  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.     [  190— res.  201  W.  Arm- 
strong Ave.  tel  B  199.. 
Mrs.  Margaret  (Babcock)  Meloy. 


MERKLE,  CHAS.  F. 

Monuments,   410  S.   Adams  St.  tel. 
M  715 — res.  1118  N.  Madison  Ave. 
tel.   M   4584— native  of   P.— K.   P., 
Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  Comm. 
Mrs.  Theresa  M.  (Hopper)  Merkle. 

MERKLE,  JOHN  H. 

Marble  and  Granite  Dealer,  410  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  715— res.  407 
Jackson  St.  tel.  M  5312 — native  of 
P.— K.  C.,  P.  Assn.  Comm.,  P.  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Elsie  (Ulrich)  Merkle— Catholic 
Women's  League. 

METZGER,  CHAS.  T. 

Sec.  treas.  and  mgr.  Reliance  Motor 
Co.,  115  Central  Court,  tel.  M  2029 
and  1322— res.  116  S.  Madison  Ave. 
tel.  M  3500— res.  of  P.  35yrs. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Zeller)  Metzger — sum. 
res.  Pleasant  Hill  Fruit  Farm. 

METZGER,  EMIL 

Of  Schneider  &  Metzger,  barber  sup- 
plies and  machine  shop,  410  Fulton 
St.  tel.  M  967— res.  713  Glendale 
Ave.  tel.  M  5773— res.  of  P.  35yrs. 
int.  in  Reliance  Motor  Co. 
Mrs.  F.  (Ramseyer)  Metzger. 

METZGER,  LEWIS  V. 

Of  Steen  &  Metzger,  shoes,  117  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  5398— res.  1002  E. 
Nebraska  Ave.  tel.  B  1504-3 — res.  of 
P.  25yrs. — Director  Farmers  Savings 
Loan  &  Homestead  Assn. — Mason 
(all  bodies). 
Mrs.  Jennie  Dell  (Steen)  Metzger. 


MENTZER,  SAMUEL  L. 

City  pass.  tkt.  agt.  111.  Cent.  R.R., 
329  Main  St.  tel.   M  896— res.   106 
Wisconsin  Ave.  tel.  B  1811. 
Mrs.  lola  Mentzer. 


METZGER,  WM.  N. 

Mgr.    National   Biscuit   Co.,    117   S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.     M    242— res.     904 
Butler  St.  tel.  M  2374-3. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Metzger. 


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MEYER,  BENJ.  F. 

Mgr.  and  sec.  Peoples  Storage  & 
Forwarding  Co.,  721  S.  Wash.  St. 
tel.  M  4272— res.  910  Frye  Ave.  tel. 
B  2466 — res.  of  P.  24yrs. — sec.  and 
treas.  Meyer  &  Halligan  Coal  Co. 
K.  C.,  Rotary  Club,  Trans.  Club, 
111.  Furniture  Warehousemen's  Assn., 
Central  Warehousemen's  Club  of 
Denver,  Colo.,  P.  Assn.  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  (Connor)  Meyer. 


MEYER,  DIRK 

Pres.  and  mgr.  The  Meyer  Furnace 
Co.,  1300  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  1224. 
res.  400  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  2373-L. 
res.  of  P.  57yrs. — v.-pres.  F.  Meyer 
&  Bros. 


MEYER,  GEO.  F. 

Pres.   F.   Meyer  &  Bros.   Hardware 
Co.,  1311  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2920. 
res.  201  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M3565-2. 
Mrs.  Lucia  A.  Meyer. 


MEYER,  H.  R. 

Bkpr.  Peoria  Fuel  Co.,  513  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.   M  287— res.   306   Callender 
Ave.  tel.  M  1603— res.  of  P.  13yrs. 
Mrs.  Susan  (Greenwell)  Meyer. 


MICHAEL,  FREDK.  L. 

Mgr.  Western  Union  Telegraph  Co., 
Board  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  4321. 
res.  109  Atlantic  St.  tel.  B  927. 
Mrs.  Emma  C.  Michael. 


MICHELL,  GEO.  W. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  specialist 
nervous  and  mental  diseases  and 
director  Michell  Sanitarium,  106  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  M  225— res.  125 
Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  1697— res.  of  P. 
12yrs  —  M.  D.  Rush  Med.  College 
'02 — Mason,  Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Myrtle  (McKee)  Michell. 


MILES,  BENJAMIN  E. 

Pres.   Warren  &   Co.,   grain  com.   9 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  257— res. 
327  Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  105. 
Mrs.  Olive  Miles. 


MILES,  CHAS.  C. 

Mgr.  P.  B.  &  C.  C.  Miles,  grain,  36 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  293— res. 
1121  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  1457. 
res.  of  P.  45yrs. — Creve  Coeur  and 
P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Margaret  M.  Miles. 


MILES,  CHAS.  V. 

Lawyer,  1003  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M65— 
of  Miles  &  Fuller,  res.  203  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M4637— res.  of  P.  14yrs.— L.L.B. 
Mich.  U.  '91 — Mason,  Creve  Coeur 
(v-pres,)  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Josephine  (Danforth)  Miles. 


MILES,  GRANT  M. 

Asst.  sec.  P.  B.  &  C.  C.  Miles,  grain, 
36  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  293. 
res.  531  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  6401. 
Mrs.  Georgia  R.  Miles. 


MICHEL,  VICTOR  P. 

Police  Magistrate,  City  Hall,  tel.  M 
382,  res.  1 102  N.  Monroe  St.tel.M  1030. 
res.  of  P.  28yrs.— K.  P.,  K.  O.  T.M., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  Moose,  P.  S.  A.  Club. 


MILES,  JOSEPH  C. 

Treas.  P.  B.  &  C.  C.  Miles,  grain,  36 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  293— res. 
129  N.  Underbill,  tel.  M  2704. 
Mrs.  Roberta  K.  Miles. 


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MILES,  PHILO  B. 

Pres.  P.  B.  &  C.  C.  Miles,  grain,  36 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  293— res. 
110  Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  232. 
Mrs.  Maria  H.  Miles. 

MILES,  WM.  S. 

Sec.  P.  B.  &  C.  C.  Miles,  grain,  36 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  293— res. 
215  Ellis  Ave.  tel.  B  1107— native  of 
P.— A.  B.  Princeton  '99— M.  W.  A., 
University,  Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Bertha  (Heidrich)  Miles. 

MILLARD,  FILMORE 

Sec.  Farmers  Savings,  Loan  &  Home- 
stead Assn.,  434  Liberty  St. tel.  M  456. 
res.  1419  N.  Monroe  St.,  tel.  M  1074. 
Mrs.  Justine  E.  E.  Millard. 

MILLARD,  GEO.  P. 

Treas.  Oakford  &  Fahnestock,  whol. 
grocers,  304  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M3333. 
res.  212  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  1397. 
Mrs.  Minnie  Millard. 

MILLARD,  JAMES  E. 

Real  Estate,  of  Millard  &  Dennis, 
300  E.  Wash.  St.  E.  P.  tel.  M  816. 
res.  408  Stewart  Ave.  tel.  (new)  17-4. 
Mrs.  Clara  S.  Millard. 

MILLARD,  WM. 

Of  Barton  &  Millard,  railroad  con- 
tractors,  8   Mayer   Office  Bldg.   tel. 
M   851 — res.    109   Ravine   Ave.   tel. 
B  952. 
Mrs.  Lulu  V.  Millard. 


MILLER,  FRANK  T. 

Lawyer,  809  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  325  —res.  337  Crescent  Ave. 
tel.  B  1627  —  of  Stevens,  Miller  & 
Elliot, — res.  of  P.  15yrs. — Stock- 
holder and  Director  in  various  cor- 
porations— L.L.B.  Wesleyan  U.  '96. 
K.  P.,  Mason,  D.  O.  K.  K.,  Phi 
Gamma  Delta,  Creve  Coeur,  P. 
Country  and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs 
and  Pres.  Peoria  Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Lillian  Bruce  (Morgan)  Miller. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

MILLER,  HARRY  S. 

Lawyer,   502  Observatory  Bldg.  tel. 

M  1604— res.  172  Fredonia  Ave.  tel. 

M    4398— native  of   P.— of  Daily  & 

Miller, 

Mrs.  Mabel  (Peterson)  Miller. 

MILLER,  JOHN  L. 

Sec.    B.    &   M.,    men   and   women's 
clothiers,  201  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M19. 
res.  103  Institute  PI.  tel.  M  3648. 
Mrs.  Nora  L.  Miller. 

MILLER,  OSCAR  W. 

Stocks  and  Bonds,  real  estate,  land 
owner,  and  Wall  St.  operator,  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  tel.  M  3363— res.  318 
Third  Ave.  tel.  M  4150— New  York 
address,  181  Congress  St.  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y. — native  of  P. — int.  in  various 
corporations. 

MILLER,  SUMNER  M. 

Physician    and    surgeon,    507    Jeff. 
Bldg.   tel.   M    1616— res.    123    Ran- 
dolph Ave.  tel.  B  472. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Miller. 


MILLER,  EDW.  N. 

Sec.    Harman   Engineering   Co.,    144 
Fredonia  Ave.  tel.  M  6780— res.  2424 
Main  St.  tel.  M  4381. 
Mrs.  Mabel  F.  Miller. 


MILLER,  WM.  H. 

V.-Pres.  Day  Carpet  &  Furniture 
Co.,  218  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  66. 
res.  1216  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  100. 
Mrs.  Lucie  C.  Miller. 


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MILLS,  ALBERT  R. 

Optometrist  and  Optician,  439  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1046— res.  208  Cooper  St. 
tel.  M  5011. 
Mrs.  Helen  A.  Mills. 


MONTIER,  ANDREW  G. 

Mgr.  Crown  Auto  Co.,  automobile 
and  marine  engine  repairing,  904 
Main  St.  tel.  M  4422— res.  703 
Howett  St.— native  of  P.— K.  C. 


MISNER,  CHAS.  H. 

Of  Callender  &  Co.,  insurance,  317 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  327— res.  302  S. 
University  St.  tel.  M  2092-2. 
Mrs.  Isabella  S.  Misner. 


MOORE,  EDW.  M. 

Real    Estate,    of   E.    M.    &    R.    M. 
Moore,  311  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M910. 
res.  214  S.  Underbill,  tel.  M  3099-3. 
Mrs.  Belle  Moore. 


MITCHELL,  RODNEY 

Book  Binder  and  Blank  Book  Mfr., 
204  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  453— res. 
511  Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  3497-X. 
native  of  P.— K.  P.,  D.  0.  K.  K., 
M.  W.  A.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Elmira  (Dudley)  Mitchell. 

MOBERLY,  W.  A. 

Genl.  mgr.  Western  Powder  Mfg. 
Co.,  829  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2637. 
res.  Ill  N.  Glenwood  Ave.  tel. 
M  5761 — res.  of  P.  two  yrs. — Mason, 
Royal  Arcanum,  T.  P.  A.,  Creve 
Coeur  and  Rotary  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm. 

Mrs.  Fannie  L.  Moberly — rec.  d. 
Tues.  and  Friday — P.  Women's  Club, 
C.  W.  B.  M. 


MOORE,  ELI  V. 

V.-Pres.  Moore  Bros.  Lightning  Rod 
Co.,   103  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  909. 
res.  202  Cooper  St.  tel.  M  2997. 
Mrs.  Ada  M.  Moore. 


MOORE,  HARVEY  E. 

Mgr.  Jansen  &  Joosten,  pianos,  630 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  4306— res.  115 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  1958. 
Mrs.  Cora  B.  Moore. 


MOORE,  NEWTON  R. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Rumsey  Moore  &  Co., 
grain,  21  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M  264— res.  515  111.  Ave.  tel.  B  828. 
Mrs.  Lulie  U.  Moore. 


MOFFAT,  EDW.  A. 

V.-Pres.  Dooley  Bros.  Coal,  604  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  674— res.  315  N. 
Elmwood  Ave.  tel.  B  394— res.  of  P. 
eight  yrs. — Independent  Order  For- 
esters, T.  P.  A. 
Mrs.  Gertrude  (Niederer)  Moffat. 


MOKLER,  MRS.  L.  B. 

Dressmaker,  700  Observatory  Bldg. 
tel.  M  6308— native  of  P.  County- 
Court  of  Honor  and  Rebekah. 


MOORE,  VERNON  A. 

Physician,  240  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
Ml 950— res  .2609  Main  St.  tel.  M4705. 
Mrs.  Bernice  Moore. 


MOORE,  WM.  H. 

Lawyer,  4-9  Mayer  Bldg.  tel.  M  660. 
res.  602  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  2498-K. 
res.  of  P.  16yrs.— L.L.B.  Kent  Col- 
lege—Creve  Coeur  Club,  K.  P.,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  Mason  (32nd  deg.  Scottish 
rite,  Mystic  Shrine). 


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MORGAN,  HARRY  DALE 

Lawyer,  903  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
of  McRoberts,Morgan  &  Zimmerman, 
tel.    M    585— res.     1027     Dechman 
St.  tel.  B  2243. 
Mrs.  Eleanore  E.  Morgan. 


MORSE,  JAMES  M. 

Real  Estate,   105  S.   Jeff.  Ave.   teL 
M   5585— res.   301    Bigelow   St.   tel. 
B  1326— native  of  P.— Creve  Coeur 
and  P.  Country  Clubs,  Mason. 
Mrs.  Agnes  L.  (Armstrong)  Morse. 


MORGAN,  HARRY  T. 

Advtg.  mgr.  Block  &  Kuhl,  dept. 
store,  122  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3881. 
res.  1201  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  163-1. 
Mrs.  Laura  H.  Morgan. 

MORGAN,  HENRY  B. 

Genl.  mgr.  Peoria  Water  Works  Co., 
129  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  88. 


MORGAN,  ROSCOE  J. 

Real  Estate  and  sec.  Mex.  Agr.  Land 
Co.,    16   Mayer   Bldg.— res.   211    N. 
Institute  PI.  tel.  M  3981— res.  of  P. 
six  yrs. — Mason,  I.  0.  O.  F. 
Mrs.  Lucretia  (Snodgrass)  Morgan. 

MORGAN,  R.  J. 

Mgr.  Morgan  Art  Glass  Co.,  530  S. 
Adams    St.    tel.    M    5680— res.    103 
Third  St.  tel.  M  2623. 
Mrs.  Mollie  Morgan. 

MORRIS,  A.  J. 

Peoria  Buick  Sales  Co.  (Robison  & 
Morris,  props.),  824  Main  St.  tel. 
M  127— res.  307  N.  Elmwood  Ave. 
tel.  B  1514-1— res.  of  P.  12yrs.— B. 
of  L.  F.  &  E.,  B.  of  L.  E.,  S.  U.  N. 
A.,  Mason,  T.  P.  A. 
Mrs.  Annie  May  (Cottingham.)  Morris. 


MOTHERWELL,  LEE  R. 

Sales  mgr.   Culter  &  Proctor  Stove 
Co.,  201  N.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  89. 
res.     1413    Columbia    Terrace,    tel. 
B  1754. 
Mrs.  Anna  L.  Motherwell. 


MOWATT,  DANIEL 

Genl.  frt.  agt.  T.  P.  &  W.  Ry.  Co., 
Union  Depot,  tel.  M  2972— res.  400 
Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  2191-K. 
Mrs.  Emma  M.  Mowatt. 


MUCHMORE,  ALLEN  W. 

Of  Muchmore  Bros.,  men's  furnish- 
ings, 317  Main  St.  tel.  M  1522-K. 
res.  1017  Hamilton  Blvd.  tel.  M2727. 
Mrs.  Clara  Muchmore. 


MUCHMORE,  GEO.  S. 

Of  Muchmore  Bros.,  men's  furnish- 
ings, 317  Main  St.  tel.  M  1522-K. 
res.  409  Sixth  Ave.  tel.  M  1988. 


MULFORD,  WM.  S. 

Men's  Clothing  &  Furnishings,  315 
Main  St.  tel.  M  6020— res.  218  Ran- 
dolph Ave.  tel.  B  1634— res.  of  P. 
nine  yrs. — K.  P.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 


MORRIS,  OMER  A. 

Chemist,    Clarke   Bros.    &   Co.,    dis- 
tillers, ft.  Pecan,  tel.  M  152— res.  313 
S.  Bourland  Ave.  tel.  M  3474-2. 
Mrs.  Martha  Morris. 


MURDEN,  FRANK 

Retired,  res.  707  N.   Madison  Ave. 
tel.  M  805. 

Mrs.    Fannie    (Smith)    Murden — P. 
Women's  Club. 


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MURDOCH,  J.  C. 

Dentist,  617  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1006. 
res.  235  Division  St.  tel.  B  2183. 
Mrs.  Eva  M.  Murdoch. 

MURPHY,  JAMES  E. 

Mgr.  Madigan  Walsh  &  Co.,  coopers, 
ft.  Chicago,  tel.  M  542— res.  611 
First  St.  tel.  M  828. 

MURPHY,  JOSEPH  M. 

Purch.  agt.  American  Milling  Co., 
S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M  374— res.  319 
N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  677-1. 


MUSSER,  WM.  H. 

V.-Pres.  Faber  &  Musser  Co.,  build- 
ing material,  110  Edmund  St.  tel. 
M  4779— res.  400  W.  Armstrong, 
tel.  B  1004— res.  of  P.  20yrs  —  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 

MYERS,  CHAS.  A. 

Sec.    and   treas.    Peoria   Automobile 
Co.,  711  Main  St.  tel.  M  4467— res. 
1008  Main  St.  tel.  M  4823. 
Mrs.  Grace  A.  Myers. 

MYERS,  DOUGLAS  A. 

Contractor,  209  W.  Armstrong  Ave. 

tel.  B  1322. 

Mrs.  Lillian  P.  Myers. 


NADON,  J.  F. 

Prop.  The  Cafeteria,  126  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  656 — res.  of  P.  two  yrs. 
Y.  M.  C.  A. 

NAEGLE,  AUGUST 

res.  745  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  4106-K. 

NATHAN,  CHAS. 

Mgr.  Jeff.  Bldg.  and  sec.  treas.  and 
mgr.  Jeff.  Deposit  Co.,  703  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  1433— res.  Jefferson 
Hotel,  tel.  M  70 — also  sec.  treas.  and 
mgr.  Orpheum  Co. — res.  of  P.  nine 
yrs. — Mason  (Shrine),  B.  P.  0.  E., 
Creve  Coeur,  Trans.,  I.V.Y.  and  P. 
Automobile  Clubs. 

NAYLOR,  E.  J. 

Genl.  agt.  C.  &  A.  R.  R.,  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  576— res.  205  N.  Underbill  St. 
tel.  B  2392 — res.  of  P.  one  yr. — B.  P. 
O.  E.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Iva  (Hill)  Naylor — rec.  d.  Tues. 
sum.  res.  Charlevoix,  Mich. 


NEGLEY,  H.  C. 

Pres.  Peoria  Plumbing  Co.,  112  S. 
Monroe  St.  tel.  M  1854 — res.  220 
Missouri  St.  tel.  B  1698 — res.  of  P. 
20yrs.— P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P.  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn.,  Mason  (Knight  Temp- 
lar, Shrine),  I.  0.  O.  F. 
Mrs.  Carrie  (Emmons)  Negley — rec. 
d.  Wed. — Eastern  Star,  First  Baptist 
Church. 


NEIL,  ALBERT  J. 

Prop.  Palace  Restaurant,  105  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  2080- Y— res.  E-2  Sand- 
meyer  Apts.  tel.  M  355. 
Mrs.  Minnie  Neil. 


NEILSON,  JOHN  T. 

Sales   mgr.   Isaac   Walker   Hardware 
Co.,  514  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.   M  320. 
res.  Malvern  Hill,  tel.  M  3830. 
Mrs.  Margaret  McC.  Neilson. 


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NELSON,  LEWEN  R. 

Mfr.,  Brass  Stamping  and  Finishers, 
1810  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  2602— res. 
117  W.  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1305. 
Mrs.  Inez  B.  Nelson. 


Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5802— res.  of  P. 
one   yr. — int.   in   The   Prairie   State 
Business  Mens  Accident  Assn. — B.P. 
O.  E. 
Mrs.  Louretta  (Tanner)  Newberry. 


NELSON,  N.  J. 

Mgr.   Peoria  Creamery  Co.,   509   S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.    M    120— res.    3601 
Knoxville  Ave. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Nelson. 


NELSON,  SAMUEL  L. 

V-Pres.  Peoria  Ry.  Co.,  634  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  49— res.  126  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  6171 — res.  of  P.  nine  yrs. 
int.  in  Dime  Savings  Bank,  Title  & 
Trust  Co.,  Merchants  Natl.  Bank. 
Mason  (Shrine),  B.P.O.E.,  M.W.A., 
K.  P.,  I.  V.  Y.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P. 
Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Carrie  (Lupton)  Nelson. 


NELSON,  THOMAS  P. 

Of  Nelson  &  Finch,  whol.  produce, 
211  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  165  and 
6722— res.  414  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel. 
B  1384— native  of  P.— Mason,  K.P., 
Sons  of  Veterans,  T.  P.  A.,  P.  Assn. 
Comm.,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs. 

Mrs.  Villa  E.  (Page)  Nelson— P. 
Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club, 
D.  A.  R. 


NEVINS,  HERBERT 

Physician,  1215  E.  Republic  St.  tel. 
B  33 — res.  of  P.  six  yrs. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Nevins. 


NEWBERRY,  ALBERT  W. 

Sec.  and  genl.  mgr.  The  Merchants 
Accident  Promotion  Co.,  720  Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  3189— res.  1403  N. 


NEWMAN,  HENRY 

Sec.  Newman  &  Ullman,  whol.cigars, 
210  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  121— res. 
1219  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  777— res. 
of  P.  45yrs  — Mason,  K.  P.,  D.  O. 
K.  K.,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  P.  Country  Club. 
Mrs.  Cora  (Ottenheimer)  Newman, 
rec.  d.  Wed. — Amat.  Mus.  Club,  P. 
Women's  Club — sum.  res.  Grand 
View  Drive. 


NEWMAN,  MILTON  G. 

Pres.  Newman  &  Ullman,  whol. 
cigars,  210  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  121* 
res.  338  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  587. 
native  of  P. — Trustee  Pleasure  Drive 
Way  and  Park  District— K.  P. 


NICHOLS,  FRANK  M. 

Prop.  Nichols  Drug  Store,  202  N. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  4734— res.  502 
Bryan  Ave.  Apt.  F.  tel.  M  3570. 


NICOL,  WM.  W. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Peoria  Fuel  Co.,  513 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  287— res.  221 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  2462-1 — native  of 
P. — Creve  Coeur,  Kickapoo  Golf  and 
I.V.Y.  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
M.  W.  Assn. 

NIEHAUS,  HON.  JOHN  M. 

Circuit  Judge,  Court  House,  tel. 
M  384 — res.  517  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  794 — res.  of  P.  58yrs. — admitted 
to  Bar  '94— B.  P.  O.  E.,  Creve  Coeur 
and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Catherine  L.(Gallager)  Niehaus. 


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NIXON,  CHAS.  E. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  Nixon  Printing  Co., 
112  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  628— res. 
112  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  1368— res.  of 
P.  27yrs.— K.  P.,  M.  W.  A.,  K.  T. 
O.  M.,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 

Mrs.  Maud  (Benner)  Nixon. 


NYSTROM,  ELMER  EDWIN 

Physician  and  surgeon,  1830  N.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  1623  (new)  778— res.  of 
P.     30yrs.— M.     D  — Alderman     1st 
ward — I.  O.  O.  F.,  Mason  (Shrine), 
M.   W.  A.,   Mystic  Workers,   Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Elsie  Elizabeth  Nystrom — Elea- 
nor  Rebekah   Lodge,    Eastern   Star 
White  Shrine.  » 


OAKFORD,  AARON  S. 

Pres.  Oakford  &  Fahnestock,  whol. 
grocers,  304  S.Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3333. 
res.  405  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  213. 
native  of  Peoria  County — 111.  Whol. 
Grocers  Assn.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Betterment  Assn.,  Trustee  Proctor 
Endowment. 
Mrs.  Mary  L.  Oakford. 

OAKFORD,  A.  WILSON 

Buyer  and  salesman  Oakford  &  Fahne- 
stock,  whol.   grocers,   302   S.   Wash. 
St.  tel.  M.  3333— res.  308   Parkside 
Drive,  tel.  B  637. 
Mrs.  Florence  K.  Oakford. 

OAKLEY,  SEYMOUR  A. 

City  Editor  Peoria  Star,  Fulton  and 
Jeff.  Sts.  tel.  M  742— res.  1900  Main 
St.  tel.  M  4600. 
Mrs.  Grace  Oakley. 

O'BRIEN,  J.  J. 

Pres.  O'Brien-Jobst  Co.,  men's  furn- 
ishers, 132  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  283. 
res.  Sandmeyer  Apts.  F  2.  tel.M3293 
Mrs.  Charlotta  O'Brien. 


O'BRIEN,  JOEL  T. 

res.  316  Fredonia  Ave.  tel.  M  4172-2. 
Mrs.  Catherine  O'Brien. 

O'CONNOR,  DANIEL 

Of  O'Connor  Bros.,  plumbers,  126  S 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  489— res.  722  Jack 
son  St.  tel.  M5549— res.  of  P.  50yrs. 
Mrs.  Mary  (O'Leary)  O'Connor. 

OFF,  CHAS.  D. 

Mgr.  Warrenburg  Canning  Co.,  333 
Hippodrome  Bldg.  tel.  M  1383— res. 
213  Ellis  St.  tel.  B  1246. 
Mrs.  Elsie  W.  Off. 

OFF,  CHAS.  J. 

Pres.  Groveland  Coal  Co.,  333  Hip- 
podrome   Bldg.    tel.    M    1383— res. 
Knox  and  Reservoir,  tel.  B  1116. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Fey  Off. 

OFF,  CLIFFORD 

Of   Chas.    J.    Off,    333    Hippodrome 
Bldg.   tel.   M    1383— res.   721    Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  3086. 
Mrs.  Helen  W.  Off. 


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OFF,  ROBERT  T. 

Of  Off  Bros.  Coal  Co.,  110  Persim- 
mon St.  tel.  M  5022— res.  Knoxville 
and  Reservoir,  tel.  B  1116. 

OFF,  WALTER 

Sec.  and  treas.  Groveland  Coal  Co., 
333  Hippodrome  Bldg.  tel.  M  1383. 
res.  116  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  2095. 
Mrs.  Matilda  Off. 

O'HERN,  CHAS.  V. 

Lawyer,  919  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4444. 
Of  O'Hern  &  O'Hern— res.  224  W. 
Virginia  Ave.  tel.  B  329 — res.  of  P. 
three  yrs.— A.B.  and  L.  L.  B.— K.C. 
Mrs.  Tressa  (Smith)  O'Hern— N.  P. 
Women's  Club. 

OLIVER,  E.  W. 

Physician,  sec.  and  med.  supt.  Sul- 
phur Springs  Sanitarium,  215  N. 
Adams  S.  tel.  M  623 — Orthopedic 
Surg— res.  219  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
tel.  B  1614. 

Mrs.  Olive  M.  Oliver — P.  Women's 
Club. 

OLTMANNS,  HERMAN 

Pres.  Oltmanns  Schmidt  &  Co.,  ar- 
chitectural iron  works,  607  Franklin 
St.  tel.  M  1410— res.  1011  Fifth  Ave. 
tel.  Main  2224-X. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Oltmanns. 

OLTMANNS,  BERNHARDT  J. 

Mgr.  Oltmanns  Schmidt  &  Co.,  ar- 
chitectural iron  works,  607  Franklin 
St.  tel.  M  1410— res.  1011  Fifth  Ave. 
tel.  M  2224-X. 
Mrs.  Johanna  Oltmanns. 

OLWIN,  WM.  G. 

Pres.    Cent.    City    Pickle    Co.,    113 
Eaton  St.  tel.  M  4276-K— res.  1019 
N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5997-2. 
Mrs.  Carrie  M.  Olwin — P.  Women's 
Club. 


O'MEARA,  WM.  J. 

Of     Schnebly-O'Meara    Co.,     Whol. 
Liquors,  102  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  392. 
res.  209  Sumner  Ave.  tel.  M  1452. 
Mrs.  Josephine  O'Meara. 

O'NEILL,  CHAS.  W. 

Plumber,  413  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  675. 
res.  405  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  2639. 
Mrs.  Annie  O'Neill. 

ONKEN,  BERNARD  H. 

Prop.  Onken's  Laundry,  608  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  356— res.  309  Second  St. 
tel.  M  2886— res.  of  P.  47yrs.— City 
treas.  and  tax  collector — M.  W.  A, 
Mason(Peoria  Chapter, Knight  Temp- 
lar, Mohamed  Temple),  Eastern  Star, 
Rotary  Club,  P.  Assn.  Comm. 
Mrs.  Hattie  B.  (Stickler)  Onken. 
Eastern  Star. 

ONKEN,  EDWIN  S. 

Asst.    Mgr.  Onkens  Laundry  608  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  356— res.  101  Flora 
Ave.,  tel.  B  2429— Native  of  P.— P. 
Assn.   of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  (Harrison)  Onken. 

OPPENHEIM,  L.  S. 

Pres.  Empire  Cooperage  Co.,  ft. 
South,  tel.  M  3434— res.  1004  N. 
Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  6885-K — native 
of  P. 

OPPENHEIM,  N.  B. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Empire  Cooperage 
Co.,  ft.  South,  tel.  M  3434— res. 
1004  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  6885-K. 
native  of  P. 

OTMAN,  ARTHUR  M. 

Lawyer,  1003  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  6952— res.  410  N.  Glen 
Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1310— res.  of  P.  25 
yrs.— L.L.B.  U.  of  la.  '09— Mason 
(all  bodies),  M.  W.  A.,  K.  O.  T.  M., 
Creve  Coeur  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Florence  (Simmons)  Otman. 


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OTTENHEIMER,  CLIFFORD  H. 

Coal,  110  Persimmon  St.  tel.  M5022. 
res.  221  N.  Underbill,  tel.  B  275. 
native  of  P. 

OTTENHEIMER,  SAMUEL  W. 

Of  Massachusetts  Mutual  Life  Ins. 
Co.,    815   Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    6776. 
res.  1219  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  777. 
Mrs      Laura    W.     Ottenheimer. — P. 
Women's  Club. 


OWEN,  LLEWELLYN 

Supt.  Electric  Dept.  Cent.  111.  Light 
Co.,  316  S.  Jeff.  St.  tel.  M  3340. 
res.  138  High  St.  tel.  M  1370— res. 
of  P.  16yrs.— U.  of  Wis.  '97—  elta 
Upsilon  Fraternity,  Creve  Coeur 
Club,  Amer.  Inst.  Electrical  Engin- 
eers, Natl.  Electric  Light  Assn.,  P. 
Electric  Club. 
Mrs.  Abigail  (Blair)  Owen. 


PACKARD,  W. 

Prof.  Biology,  Bradley  Polytechnic 
Institute,  tel.  M  935— res.  220  S. 
Glenwood  Ave,  tel.  M  5073 — res.  of 
P.  16yrs  — B.  S.,  Ph.  D  — Tuber- 
culosis Society. 

Mrs.  Fanny  (Hume)  Packard — P. 
Mothers'  Club. 

PADDOCK,  JOHN  C. 

Cashier  Merchants  Natl.  Bank,  201 
Main  St.  tel.  M  321— res.  106  High 
St.  tel.  M  3926— res.  of  P.  37yrs. 
treas.  St.  Paul's  Epis.  Church,  sec. 
P.  Country  Club,  treas.  Associated 
Charities — P.  Assn.  Comm.,  Creve 
Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Maude  (Littlewood)  Paddock. 

PAGE,  GEO.  T. 

Lawyer,  1105  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  226, 
of  Page,  Hunter,  Page  &  Dallwig, 
res.  127  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  400— res. 
of  P.  30yrs.— admitted  to  Bar  '82. 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P.  Bar  Assn. 
(Ex-pres.)  and  Associated  Charities. 
Mrs.  Jessie  (Stevens)  Page. — Peoria 
Women's  Club. 

PAGE,  GERALD  H. 

Lawyer,  1105  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  226. 
Page,  Hunter,  Page  &  Dallwig, 
res.  127  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  400. 


PAGE,  HARRY  D. 

Commercial  agt.  C.  B.  &  Q.  R.  R. 
and  Colorado  Southern  Lines,  205  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  266— res.  501  Third 
St.  tel.  M  396. 


PAGE,  LE  ROY 

Genl.  agt.   C.  B.   &  Q.   R.   R.   and 
Colorado  Southern  Lines,  205  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  266— res.  501  Third  St. 
tel.  M  396. 
Mrs.  Lucinda  A.  Page. 


PAGE,  ROY 

Sec.  Putnam-Page  Co.,  talking  ma- 
chines, 211  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  23. 
res  201  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5722 
res.  of  P.  17yrs— U.  of  Chicago  '98, 
Cornell  U.  '02— Phi  Kappa  Psi  frat. 
University  Club,  Creve  Coeur,  Rot- 
ary and  P.  Country  Clubs,  Asstd. 
Mus.  Interests,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Amat.  Mus.  Club 


PAGE,  THEODORE  H. 

Eye    and    Ear    Specialist,    628    Jeff. 
Bldg.    tel.    M    5013— res.    411    Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  2028 
Mrs.  Mathilda  H.  Page. 


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PARKER,  GEO. 

Physician,  427  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M2145. 
res.  97  N.  University  Ave.  tel. 
M  4156— res.  of  P.  lOyrs.— B.  Ph. 
111.  College,  M.  D.  N.-W  U.  '02. 
Med.  Director  Peoria  Life  Ins.  Co., 
Staff  St.  Francis  Hospital,  Mason 
(32nd  deg.,  Mystic  Shrine),  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Amy  Josey  Parker 

PARKER,  WM. 

Physician,  725  Second  St.  tel.  Ml  190. 
res.    216    S.    Maplewood    Ave.    tel. 
M  6137— res.  of  P.  two  yrs.— M.  D. 
Mrs.  Laura  K.  (Kost)  Parker. 

PARRY,  WM.  S. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Clark  Bros.  &  Co., 
distillers,  ft.  of  Pecan,  tel.  M  152. 
res.  604  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  1684. 
native  of  P. — K.  P.,  Mason  (Shrine, 
Knight  Templar),  Creve  Coeur  and 
P.  Country  Clubs. 

PASQUAY,  ERNEST  A. 

Traveling  salesman,  Oakford  &  Fahne- 
stock,  whol.  grocers,  304  S.  Wash. 
St.  tel.  M  3333— res.  1329  Hamilton 
Blvd.  tel.  B  536-2. 

PATTERSON,  HENRY  O. 

Genl.  agt.  Home  Life  Ins.  Co.,  917 

Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    1229— res.    309 

Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  1266. 

Mrs.  Eva  S.  Patterson — P.  Women's 

Club. 

PATTISON,  CLARENCE  A. 

Pres.  and  sec.  Peoria  Drill  &  Seeder 
Co.,  2400  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  14. 
res.  315  Indiana  Ave.  tel.  B  913-1. 
res.  of  P.  12yrs. — int.  in  various  cor- 
porations— Mason,  K.  O.  T.  M., 
Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country  and  P. 
Automobile  Clubs. 

Mrs.  Theo  B.  Pattison — sum.  res. 
Maple  Island,  Dowagiac,  Mich. 


PATTISON,  GEO.  B. 

Actuary  and  asst.  sec.  Peoria  Life 
Ins.  Co.,  1129  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M3140. 
res.  321  Pennsylvania  Ave.  tel. 
B  804-3 — res.  of  P.  three  yrs. — Creve 
Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.,  and  Kickapoo  Golf 
Clubs,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

PERSONS,  WM.  E. 

Mgr.  Larkin  Co.  of  111.,  S.  Water  St. 
cor.  Harrison,  tel.  M  1692 — res.  414 
Parkside  Drive,  tel.  B  1121 — res.  of 
P.  13yrs  — U.  of  Wis.  '89— Creve 
Coeur  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Katherine  (Forbes)  Persons. 

PETERS,  C.  FRANK 

Dentist,  211  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
res.  217  Missouri  Ave.  tel.  B  1101. 
native  of  P. — Mason,  111.  State 
Dental  Society. 

PETERSON,  A.  C. 

Dentist,  119  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M1032. 
res.  Sandmeyer  Apts.  "Flat  3."  tel. 
M  5116. 
Mrs.  Freda  Peterson. 

PETERSON,  CHAS.  H. 

Genl.    agt.    International    Harvester 
Co.,  1307  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  303. 
res.  Ill  Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  1905. 
Mrs.  Donna  B.  Peterson. 

PETHERBRIDGE,  THOMAS 

Retired,  121  N.  Monroe  St. — res.  of 
P.  60yrs. 

Mrs.  Annie  Eliza  Dore  Bastow  Peth- 
erbridge — P.  Women's  Club — sum. 
res.  (Travel  to  cooler  climates.) 

PFEIFER,  M. 

Of  M.  Peifer  &  Co.,  hardware,  120 
Bridge  St.  tel.  M  1127— res.  913  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  2662-2. 


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PFEIFFER,  ERNEST  C. 

Sec.  and  treas.  The  F.  H.  Pfeiffer 
Crockery  Co.,  318  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  244 — res.  711  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  1247 — native  of  P. — Mason,  P. 
Assn.  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Francis)  Pfeiffer. 


PFEIFFER,  FREDRICK  H. 

Pres.  F.  H.  Pfeiffer  Crockery  Co., 
whol.  crockery,  318  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  244— res.  1123  N.  Madison 
Ave.  tel.  M  1490 — native  of  P. 
Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country,  I.  V.  Y., 
Kickapoo  Golf  and  Automobile  Clubs, 
U.  C.  T.,  T.  P.  A. 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  (Bodike)  Pfeiffer. 


PHILLIPS,  LEE  J. 

V.-Pres.  S.  Schultz  Co.,  cloaks,  suits 
and  millinery,  326  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  1874— res.  300  N.  Madison,  tel. 
M  4625 — res.  of  P.  lOyrs. — Mason, 
Royal  Arcanum,  K.  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
D.  O.  K.  K. 
Mrs.  Mollie  B.  (Fisher)  Phillips. 


PINKERTON,  HARRY  B. 

Pres.  Pinkerton  Motor  Co.,  Ford 
Automobiles  and  supplies,  817  Main 
St.  tel.  M  4305— res.  633  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  3772— res.  of  P.  six  yrs.— Pres. 
Hanna  City  State  Bank — Mason, 
M.  W.  A.,  P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn., 
Automobile  Club. 
Mrs.  Etta  M.  (Wellman)  Pinkerton. 

PINKNEY,  HARRY  K. 

Pres.  Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Ry.  Co., 
Union  Station,  tel.  M  270 — res.  513 
Pennsylvania  Ave.  tel.  B  1330. 
Mrs.  Minnie  Pinkney. 

PINTLER,  H.  E. 

Physician,    325    Woolner    Bldg.    tel. 
M   3543— res.   615   Atlantic   St.   tel. 
B  2008. 
Mrs.  Corinne  C.  Pintler. 

PLOWE,  EUGENE 

Pres.  Peoria  Conservatory  of  Music, 
432  Main  St.  tel.  M  782— res.  321 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  550. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Plowe. 


PILLSBURY,  JAMES  E. 

County  Auditor,  Court  House,  tel. 
M  245— res.  300  S.  University  St. 
tel.  M  5908— res.  of  P.  50yrs. 
Mason  (Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Com- 
mandery). 


PINDELL,  H.  M. 

Prop.  Peoria  Journal,  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M  2000 — res.  240  Randolph  Ave.  tel. 
B  598 — res.  of  P.  26yrs. — Creve 
Coeur,  P.  Country  and  Kickapoo 
Golf  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Associated  Charities — Member  Board 
of  Trustees  Bradley  Polytechnic  In- 
stitute. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Adelia  (Smith)  Pindell. 


PLOWE,  HAROLD 

Sec.  and  treas.  Peoria  Conservatory 
of  Music,  432  Main  St.  tel.  M  782. 
res.  421  Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  1470— res. 
of  P.  40yrs. — Director  of  Bradley 
Symphony  Orchestra,  Organist  and 
Chorister  at  Arcadia  Ave.  Presby. 
Church. 
Mrs.  Jennie  (Odell)  Plowe. 

PLUMMER,  ANZIE  S. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  411  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  1835— res. 
410  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  250— M.D. 
Physician  and  Surgeon  College,  St. 
Louis — Mason,  Local,  State  and 
Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Bessie  I.  (Pitney)  Plummer. 


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POFFENBARGER,  J.  C. 

Pres.  and  treas.  Poffenbarger  Printing 
Co.,  207  S.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M949. 
res.  1418  Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  1981. 
res.  of  P.  26yrs.— M.W.A.,  Fraternal 
Reserve,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  P.  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn. 
Mrs.  Alice  C.  Poffenbarger. 

POLHEMUS,  IRVING  A. 

Retired,  res.    332    Moss     Ave.    tel. 

M  3243-2. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Polhemus. 

POMEROY,  WM.  C. 

Advtg.  mgr.  and  publisher,  225  N. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  1037— res.  420 
Maryland  St.  tel.  B  2302— res.  of  P. 
six  yrs.—  Ben  Hur,  L.  O.  O.  M.,  F. 
O.  E.,  W.  O.  W.,  Moose. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Miller)  Pomeroy. 
sum.  res.  Kentucky. 

PORTER,  CLARE 

Treas.  and  sales  mgr.  Reliance  Motor 
Co.,  106  S.  Madison  Ave.  tel.M2029. 
res.  605  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel.  B  1312. 
Mrs.  Kathryn  M.  Porter. 

POWELL,  HARRY  M. 

Business     mgr.     Peoria     Star.     143 
S.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel.   M   197— res.   123 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  4683 — native  of  P. 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Theodosia  (Marsters)  Powell. 

POWELL,  JAMES  W. 

Agt.  West  Bound  N.  Y.  Cent,  fast 
frt.  lines,  14  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel. 
M   1010— res.   709   Pacific   Ave.   tel. 
B  27. 
Mrs.  Ella  E.  Powell. 

POWELL,  VANCE  M. 

Physician,    333    S.    Adams    St.    tel. 

M  537— res.  1315  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 

M  741. 

Mrs.    Almeda    Powell — P.    Women's 

Club. 


POWERS,  ALBERT  C. 

Pianos  and  Piano  Players,  523  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1574— res.  1009  State  St. 
tel.   M   3906— res.   of  P.   44yrs  —  G. 
A.  R. 
Mrs.  Josephine  R.  (Wahr)  Powers. 

POWERS,  BERT  C. 

Photographer  and  Photo  Supplies, 
523  Main  St.  tel.  M  1574— res.  1009 
State  St.  tel.  M  3906— native  of  P. 
Rotary  Club,  P.  Assn.  Comm.,  K.P., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  Sons  of  Vet. 

POWERS,  GEO.  C. 

Bookkeeper  and  office  mgr.  523  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1574— res.  737  N.  Glen 
Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  721— res.  of  P.  43 
yrs.— Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Sons  of  Vet.,  P. 
Assn.  Comm.,  Treas  First  Congrega- 
tionalist  Church. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Fuller)  Powers. 

PRATT,  EDW.  A. 

Pres.  Edw.  A.  Pratt  Audit  Co.,  807 
Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  5478— res.  107 
Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  1438— res.  of  P. 
six  yrs. — Creve  Coeur  Club,  Mason 
(32nd  deg.,  Mystic  Shrine),  K.  P., 
D.  O.  K.  K. 
Mrs.  Alys  (Hull)  Crawford. 

PRATT,  HENRY  E. 

Lawyer,  614  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  (both 
phones)  5522 — res.  732  Fourth  Ave. 
tel.  M  5054— res.  of  P.  15yrs— B.  P. 

0.  E.,   K.   P.,    M.   W.   A.,    Moose, 

1.  V.  Y.  Club,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

PRICE,  J.  E. 

Mgr.  H.  C.  Beebe  Co.,  millwrights, 
1007  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3652  (new) 
14— res.  2205  Main  St.  tel.  M  3458. 
res.  of  P.  two  yrs. — I.  T.  A. — int.  in 
Prudential  Life  Ins.  Co. 
Mrs.  Lena  (Read)  Price. 


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PRICE,  S.  B. 

Mgr.  Browns  Business  College,  Jeff, 
and   Liberty   St.   tel.    M    1256— res. 
323  N.  Jeff.  "Apt.  E."  tel.  M  4517. 
Mrs.  Gertrude  H.  Price. 


PRICE,  W.  J. 

Physician,    501     Cent.    Natl.    Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  814— res.  805  N.  Mon- 
roe Ave,  tel.  M  5884. 
Mrs.  Luella  Price. 


PROCHAZKA,  MILO 

Mgr.    Creve   Coeur   Club,    Jeff,    and 
Liberty  Sts.   tel.   M   3363— res.   201 
N.  Institute  PI.  tel.  M  5191. 
Mrs.  Eva  W.  Prochazka. 


PROCTOR,  MRS.  EMMA  K. 

Widow  "David,"  pres.  J.  C.  Proctor 
Lumber  Co.,  200  N.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  146— res.  1224  Main  St.  tel.B594. 


PROCTOR,  JOSEPH  A. 

Of  The  Allen  Lumber  Co.,   1820  S. 
Wash.    St     tel.    M    1710— res.    210 
Parkside  Drive,  tel.  M  919. 
Mrs.  Daisy  L.  Proctor. 


PROFITLICH,  J.  B. 

Furrier,  608  Main  St.  tel.  M  2369. 
res.  901  Glendale  Ave.  tel.  M  5889. 
res.  of  P.  seven  yrs. — U.  of  Bonn, 
int.  in  Profitlich  Fur  Co.  of  Paris 
and  Berlin— K.  C. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Pueschel)  Profitlich. 

PUGH,  GEO.  B. 

res.  620  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  7. 
Mrs.  Jessie  M.  Pugh. 

PURSLEY,  THOS.  J. 

Of  Buckley  Pursley  &  Co.,  grain 
com.,  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  342. 
res.  410  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  679. 
res.  of  P.  42yrs. — Mason  (Mystic 
Shrine),  Board  of  Trade. 
Mrs.  Nellie  (Beagles)  Pursley. 

PUTERBAUGH,  LESLIE  D. 

V.-Pres.  and  mgr.  Trust  Dept.  Dime 
Savings  &  Trust  Co.,  119  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  4195 — res.  Jefferson 
Hotel,  tel.  M  70 — native  of  Pekin, 
111— v-pres.  Title  &  Trust  Co.— ad- 
mitted to  Bar  '79 — Ex-County  and 
Circuit  Court  Judge — Mason  (Knight 
Templar). 

PUTNAM,  WM.  G. 

Prop.  W.  G.  Putnam  &  Co.,  5  and 
10  ct.  Store,  222  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  821— res.  1006  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
tel.  B  557. 

Mrs.  Emma  S.  Putnam. 


RADLEY,  RICHARD  H. 

Lawyer,  530  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1067. 

res.  209  N.  Underbill,  Flat  "B."  tel. 

B  2372. 

Mrs.  Frances  (Kellog)  Radley — sum. 

res.  Jubilee,  111.,  P.  0.  Address,  Oak 

Hill. 


RAMBO,  JOHN  C. 

Sec.   Commercial  Travelers'  Loan  <fe 
Homestead   Assn.   Arcade   Bldg.   tel. 
M   563— res.    125   N.   Underbill,   tel. 
M  3132— res.  of  P.  21yrs. 
Mrs.  Matie  (Eddy)  Rambo. 


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RANDALL,  ALBERT 

Family    Wet    Wash    Laundry,    213 
Franklin  St.  tel.  M  3747— res.  6011 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3067. 
Mrs.  Pearl  M.  Randall. 


REEVES,  WM.  H. 

Architect,  731  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  836. 
of  Reeves  &  Baillie — res.  266  Ran- 
dolph Ave.  tel.  B  1649. 
Mrs.  Colina  Reeves. 


REAGAN,  GEO.  W. 

Genl.  Ins.,  206  Masonic  Temple 
Bldg.  tel.  M  2677— res.  504  St. 
James  St.  tel.  M  2436— res.  of  P.  30 
yrs. — Peoria  Chapter  No.  7,  R.A.M., 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  Rotary  and  Kickapoo 
Golf  Clubs,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Mrs.  Liela  (Wagner)  Reagan — Childs 
Study  Club. 


REITZ,  FRED'K.  L. 

Of  C.  E.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  crockery 
and  china,  214  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  247— res.  800  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel. 
B  1955— res.  of  P.  33yrs.— int.  in 
Best  Mfg.  Co.  and  111.  Natl.  Bank. 
Mason  (all  bodies),  Creve  Coeur 
Club,  Turn  Verein. 
Mrs.  Marguerite  (Bachelet)  Reitz. 


REDMAN,  JOHN  T. 

Coml.  Agt.  Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis 
R.   R.   Co.,  319  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1799— res.  324  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
B  2362. 
Mrs.  Margaret  C.  Redman. 


REED,  WM.  B. 

Retail  Merchant,  316  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  26— res.  332  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  638— res.  of  P.  12yrs.— Creve 
Coeur  Club,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Traveling 
Men's  Assn.,  M.  W.  A.,  K.  C., 
Ass't'd.  Charities. 

Mrs.  Agnes  (Murphy)  Reed — P. 
Women's  Club,  Catholic  League. 


RENNICK,  PERCIVAL  G. 

Income   Tax    Counselor,     1120    Jeff. 

Bldg.  tel.  M  1451— res.  110  Parkside 

Drive,  tel.  M  903— Mason,  I.O.O.F., 

B.   P.   O.   E.,   M.   W.   A.,   Director 

Workingmen's    Loan    &    Homestead 

Assn. 

Mrs.  Jennie  (Gharrett)  Rennick. 


RESLER,  ELMER  J. 

Estimator  Carr  &  Johnston  Co.,  mill 
work,    Pecan    and    Wash.    Sts.    tel. 
M    643— res.    217    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  6457. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Resler. 


REEVE,  MILO  E. 

V.-Pres.   Jas.   McCoy   &   Co.,   whol. 
grocers,  402  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.M3492. 
res.  109  Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  2120. 
Mrs.  Nellie  M.  Reeve. 


REYBURN,  WALTER  S. 

Of  Reyburn  Insurance  Agency,   213 
Masonic  Temple  Bldg.  tel.   M   769. 
res.  211  Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  130. 
Mrs.  Emma  H.  Reyburn. 


REEVERTS,  ANDREW  J. 

Minister,  418  Reed  Ave.  tel.M2784-l. 

res.  of  P.  eight  yrs. — M.  A. 

Mrs.  Dorothea  (Waternmelder)   Ree- 

verts. 


RICE,  FRED  E. 

Sec.    Peoria    Creamery    Co.,    509    S. 
Wash.  tel.  M  120— res.  116  Delaware 
St.  tel.  B  1466— res.  of  P.  two  yrs. 
Mrs.  Marie  (Nelson)  Rice. 


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RICH,  WM.  H. 

Sec.  Corning  &  Co.,  distillers,  ft.  of 
ganger,  tel.  M  3601— res.  652  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  139— res.  of  P.  34yrs. 
P.  Country  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Creve  Coeur  and  Automobile  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  V.  (Zell)  Rich— P. 
Women's  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club. 

RICHARDS,  MRS.  ALICE  RYLAND 

"The  Norways, "  Grand  View  Drive, 
tel.  M  2582— res.  of  P.  lOyrs  —  P. 
Women's  Club,Childs  Welfare  League, 
Research  Club — rec.  d.  Monday. 

RICHART,  WM.  M. 

Sec.  Peoria  Plumbing  Co.,  112  S. 
Monroe  St.  tel.  M  1854— res.  105  S. 
Maplewood  Ave.  tel.  M  5115 — native 
of  P. — Creve  Coeur  Club,  Mason 
(Shrine),  I.  O.  O.  F. 

RIDGE,  JESSE  H. 

Pres.  S.   C.   Bartlett  Co.,  grain,   16 
Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  215— res. 
417  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  1831. 
Mrs.  Alta  C.  Ridge. 

RIGGS,  JOHN  H. 

Dept.  mgr.   Oakford  &  Fahnestock, 
whol.  grocers,  304  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  3333— res.  504  Bradley  Ave.  tel. 
M  2463-2. 
Mrs.  Blanche  C.  Riggs. 

RINGNESS,  HENRY 

Asst.    to    genl.    mgr.    Peoria    Water 
Works   Co.,    129   N.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel. 
M  50 — res.  Heading  beyond  Sterling, 
tel.  M  1953. 
Mrs.  Fannie  B.  Ringness. 

ROBERTS,  C.  E. 

Sales  mgr.  Kinsey  &  Mahler  Co., 
brass  foundry  and  whol.  plumbers' 
supplies,  400  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  68. 
res.  113  N.  Elmwood  Ave.  tel. 
M  1322. 


ROBERTS,  ERNEST  B. 

Mgr.  111.  Paper  Co.,  3116  N.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  5591— res.  211  N.  Monroe 
St.  tel.  M  4806— res.  of  P.  three  yrs. 
A.  B.  Harvard  U. 

ROBERTS,  JOHN  A.  G. 

Agt.  Wells  Fargo  &  Co.  Express  and 
Adams  Express  Co.,  305  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  578 — res.  412  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  1804. 
Mrs.  Helen  A.  Roberts. 

ROBERTS,  JOHN  C. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  507  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1616— res.  103  High  St.  tel. 
M  508 — res.  of  P.  27yrs. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Van  Meter)  Roberts. 
P.  Women's  Club. 

ROBERTS,  N.  E. 

Mgr.  Christensen  School  of  Ragtime, 
329  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2587-Y. 
res.  320  N.  Douglas  St.  tel.  B  1719. 
native  of  P. — Pianist  Illinois  Or- 
chestra. 
Mrs.  E.  R.  (Trapp)  Roberts. 

ROBERTS,  W.  T. 

Treas.  Chas.  J.  Off    Co.,  whol.grocers, 
116  Liberty  St.  tel.  M  3416— res.  817 
N.    Madison    Ave.    "Apt.    A."    tel. 
M  2765-2. 
Mrs.  Cora  M.  Roberts. 

ROBERTSON,  PAUL  F. 

Mgr.  Chic  Mnfg.  Co.,  215  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  3682— res.  408  Morton  St. 
tel.  M  6891-1. 
Mrs.  Odessa  Robertson. 

ROBINSON,  DEE 

Sec.  Seaver  Amusement  Co.,  res.  422 
Sixth  St.  tel.  M  4158. 
Mrs.  Virginia  T.  Robinson. 


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ROBINSON,  H.  A. 

Retail  Coal,  cor.  Walnut  and  Water 
Sts.  tel.  M  436— res.  102  Bigelow 
St.  tel.  B  1338— res.  of  P.  ISyrs. 
Creve  Coeur  and  Rotary  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Carrie  (Spurlock)  Robinson — P. 
Women's  Club. 


ROBISON,  LESLIE  J. 

Of  Peoria  Buick  Sales  Co.,  (Robison 
&  Morris,  Props.,)  824  Main  St. 
tel.  M  127  — res.  2600  Knoxville 
Ave.  tel.  B  1090— res.  of  P.  27yrs. 
K.  P.,  Impl.  Assn.,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Pres.  Central  111.  Trap- 
shooters  League,  Director  111.  State 
Sportsman's  Assn. 
Mrs.  Olive  P.  (Fulton)  Robison. 


ROBY,  LUTHER  E. 

Treas.    and    supt.    Peoria    Drill    & 

Seeder    Co.,    2400    Perry    Ave.    tel. 

M    14— res.    222    Bigelow    St.    tel. 

B  1342— res.  of  P.  13yrs.— Phi  Kappa 

Sigma. 

Mrs.  Isabella  (Scott)  Roby. 


RODGERS,  LEWIS  A. 

Rodgers    Graded    School    of    Music, 
329  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2587-Y. 


ROSENOW,  MAX 

V.-Pres.  Natl.  Cooperage  &  Wooden- 
ware    Co.,    2409    S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  3000— res.  705  N.  Madison  Ave. 
tel.  M  879. 
Mrs.  Ulla  Rosenow. 


ROSKOTEN,  O.  J. 

Physician,     Masonic     Temple,     tel. 
M  488 — res.  114  W.  Armstrong  Ave. 
tel.   B   2079— native   of   P.— M.    D. 
Rush  Med.  College — German  Amer. 
Alliance  of  P.,  State  History  Society, 
Peoria  Med.  Society. 
Mrs.    Olga    (Beseman)    Roskoten. 
Amat.  Mus.  Club. 


ROSZELL,  BRUCE  B. 

Mgr.   James   D.   Roszell,   ice   cream 
and  dairy  products,  102  Oak  St.  tel. 
M    137— res.    1519    N.    Monroe    St. 
tel.  M  5392. 
Mrs.  Etta  Roszell. 


ROSZELL,  JAMES  D. 

Ice   Cream   &   Dairy   products,    102 
Oak  St.  tel.   M   137— res.  609  Col- 
umbia Terrace,  tel.  B  1331 — res.  of 
P.  61yrs. 
Nrs.  Anna  L.  Roszell. 


ROLFE,  DORWIN  C. 

Asst.  mgr.   Nichols  &  Shepard  Co., 
threshing  machines,  Eaton  and  Water 
Sts.   tel.   M    1777— res.   508   Ravine 
Ave.  tel.  B  970. 
Mrs.  Florence  L.  Rolfe. 


ROTH,  JOHN  H."i 

John  H.  Roth  &  Co.,  crockery,  228 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  4493— res.  136 
High  St.  tel.  M  3379. 
Mrs.  Josephine  Roth. 


ROSENBERG,  S.  C. 

Genl.    agt.    John    Hancock    Mutual 
Life   Ins.    Co.,    809   Jeff.    Bldg.    tel. 
M    2852 — res.    500    Parkside    Drive, 
tel.  B  829. 
Mrs.  Jane  C.  Rosenberg. 


ROTHAN,  CHAS.  J. 

Genl.  mgr.  George  J.  Rothan  Plan- 
ing Mill,  Webster  and  Johnson  Sts. 
tel.  M  390— res.  610  Webster  St.  tel. 
M  3239. 
Mrs.  Carrie  Rothan. 


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ROTHAN,  GEO.  J. 

Planing  Mill,  Webster  and   Johnson 
Sts.  tel.  M  390— res.  526  Butler  Sts. 
tel.  M  3239. 
Mrs.  Rosina  E.  Rothan. 

ROUSSEAU,  AUGUSTIN  V.  D. 

Lawyer,  1116  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  4938. 
res.  302  Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  2004-2. 
native  of  P.— A.B.,  U.  of  Mich.  '98. 
P.  Bar  Assn.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Helen  M.  (Campbell)  Rousseau. 

RUE,  FRANK  E. 

Pres.     Rue    Floral    Co.,     seed    and 
florists,  422  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M1791. 
res.  219  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  4912 — res. 
of  P.  12yrs  —Mason,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Flora  (Clark)  Rue. 

RUNNELLS,  HARRY  D. 

Violinist  and  Director  Runnells'School 
of  Music,  527  Main  St.  tel.  M  5698. 
res.  1310  Main  St.  tel.  M  3076— res. 
of  P.  14yrs. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Voris)  Runnells — Amat. 
Mus.,P.Women's  and  Research  Clubs. 

RUSS,  HARRY  B. 

Mgr.  Ingram  Motor  Car  Co.,  340 
Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  M  2961— res.  314 
Archer  Ave.  tel.  B  1759— res.  of  P. 
12yrs— W.  O.  W. 

Mrs.  Myrtle  (Hess)  Russ. 

RUSSELL,  SAMUEL  M. 

Supt.  T.  P.  &  W.  Ry.  Co.,  Union 
Depot,  tel.  M  2972— res.  220  North 
St.  tel.  B  527. 


RUTHERFORD,  BRUCE 

Of  Kinsey  &  Rutherford  Coal  Co., 
204  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  68— res.  518 
W.  Armstrong  Ave.  tel.  B  1323-3. 
Pres.  Cummings-Rutherford  Motor 
Car  Co. — native  of  P. — Mason, Kick- 
apoo  Golf  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 

RUTHERFORD,  LESLIE 

Physician,  523  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M845. 
res.  207  N.  Maplewood  Ave.  tel. 
M  1612— native  of  P.— M.  D.  Rush 
Med.  College,  Post  Graduate  work, 
Chicago,  Vienna  and  Berlin — Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Margaret  (Tallman)  Rutherford. 

RYAN,  DAVID  C. 

Supt.  Natl.  Cooperage  &  Wooden- 
ware  Co.,  2409  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  3000. 

RYAN,  PATRICK 

Pres.  and  mgr.  111.  Valley  Trust  Co., 
227  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  32— res.  100 
N.  Institute  Place,  tel.  M  1372. 
Mrs.  Anna  V.  Ryan. 

RYNEARSON,  MISS  ANNA  F. 

Sec.  Board  of  School  Inspectors  of 
the  City  of  Peoria,  203  City  Hall, 
tel.  M  189 — res.  112  Delaware  Ave. 
tel.  B  1535- Y— native  of  P.— Ladies 
of  the  G.  A.  R.,,  D.  A.  R.,  Y.  W. 
C.  A.  and  First  Baptist  Church. 


SALZENSTEIN,  ALBERT  C. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Chic  Mfg.  Co.,  215  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  3682— res.  Jeffer- 
son Hotel,  tel.  M  70. 


SALZENSTEIN,  SOL  C. 

Pres.  Chic  Mfg.  Co.,  215  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  3682— res.  333  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  1608. 
Mrs.  Annie  Salzenstein. 


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SAMMIS,  CHRISTOPHER  J. 

Genl.  mgr.  Palace  Livery  &  Taxicab 
Co.,  216  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3320. 
res.  207  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  414. 

SANDMEYER,  HENRY 

Pres.  Peoria  Stone  &  Marble  Works, 
1800  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  373— res. 
605  Bryan  St.  tel.  M  94. 
Mrs.  Emma  Sandmeyer. 

SAYLES,  H.  WHITMAN 

Of  Electric  Testing  Co.,  electrical 
experts,  350  Knoxville,  tel.  M  4741. 
res.  550  Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  134-K. 
res.  of  P.  14yrs  —  Iowa  State  Col.'OO. 
P.  Assn.  Comm.,  P.  Electrical  Club. 
Mrs.  Maude  (Sheridan)  Sayles. 

SCHAEFFER,  EDWIN  G. 

Mgr.   Traffic   and   Purchasing   Dept. 
Keystone  Steel  &  Wire  Co.,  S.  Bar- 
tonville,  tel.  M  3412— res.  715  Brad- 
ley Ave.  tel.  M  2605. 
Mrs.  Katherine  M.  Schaeffer. 


SCHILLING,  MICHAEL  H. 

Prop.  Schilling  Pipe  Works,  3023  S. 
Adams   St.   tel.   M   2774— res.    1815 
Western  Ave.  tel.  M  4027. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Schilling. 

SCHIRER,  BENJ.  F. 

Principal  Summer  School,  120  Sum- 
ner  Ave.  tel.  (new)  189 — res.  116 
Ayers  Ave.  tel.  M  5097 — res.  of  P. 
four  yrs. — A.  B. 

Mrs.  Jennie  (Kloos)  Schirer — First 
Evangelical  Church. 

SCHLEICHER,  JOHN  E. 

Of  Schleicher  &  Son,  furniture,  804 
Main   St.   tel.    M   575— res.    102   N. 
Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  5209. 
Mrs.  Dollie  M.  Schleicher. 

SCHLEICHER,  OMER  R. 

Of  Schleicher  &  Son,  furniture,  804 
Main  St.  tel.  M  575— res.  907  Peoria 
Ave.  tel.  B  2331. 
Mrs.  Faye  Schleicher. 


SCHERER,  GEO.  A. 

Mutual  Fire  Ins.   Co.,  541  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  132— res.  605  Third  St. 
tel.  M  2509-K. 
Mrs.  Veronica  Sherer. 

SCHERFF,  MARTIN  W. 

Mgr.  Schnellbachers  Shoe  Store,  110 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  6028— res.  307 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  5697— res.  of  P. 
34yrs.— K.  O.  T.  M.,  Sons  of  Vet. 
Mrs.  Mae  A.  (Dodd)  Scherff. 

SCHERRER,  JOSEPH 

Sec.    and   treas.    Nicholas    Ulrich    & 
Co.,  farm  loans,  327  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M  217— res.  1211  N.  Madison  Ave. 
tel.  M  4838. 
Mrs.  Sophia  M.  Scherrer. 


SCHLINK,  THEO.  A. 

Treas.  Cent.  111.  Light  Co.,  316  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3340— res.  308 
Hurlburt  St.  tel.  M  1938— res.  of  P. 
25yrs. — K.  C.,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
P.  Electric  Club,  Jovian  Order,  Y. 
M.  C.  A. 

SCHMIDT,  CHAS.  J. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Oltmanns  Schmidt  & 
Co.  Architectural  Iron  Works,  607 
Franklin  St.  tel.  M  1410— res.  917 
Fifth  St. 

SCHMITZ,  ERVIN  C. 

Office  Outfitter,  336  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  4379— res.  201  Seventh  St.  "Apt. 
D."  tel.  M  5994— Sec.  Rotary  Club. 
Mrs.  Agnes  Schmitz. 


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SCHMOEGER,  HARRY  J. 

Sec.  and  mgr.  Peoria  Builders  Supply 
Co.,  100  Cedar  St.  tel.  M  846— res. 
415  Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  2364. 
Mrs.  Irene  L.  Schmoeger. 

SCHMOEGER,  WILLIAM  G. 

Treas.  Peoria  Builders  Supply  Co., 
100  Cedar  St.  tel.  M  846— res.  427 
Jackson  St.  tel.  B  1051. 

SCHNEBLY,  JOHN  R. 

Real  Estate,  Renting  &  Fire  Ins., 
1201  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  521— res.  402 
Linn  St.  tel.  B  624— native  of  P. 
int.  in  Acme  Typewriter  Exchange 
and  Schnebly  Rental  Agency — M. 
W.  A. 
Mrs.  Margaret  J.  (Johnston.)Schnebly. 

SCHNEBLY,  MERRILL  ISAAC 

Lawyer,  1201  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  521. 
res.  330  Linn  St.— native  of  P.— A.B., 
J.  D. — Mason,  Delta  Chi,  Delta 
Sigma  Rho. 

Mrs.  Bessie  Viola  (Anthony)  Schnebly. 
rec.  d.  Thur. — Amat.  Mus.  Club, 
Y.  W.  C.  A. 

SCHNEIDER,  JOHN,  JR. 

Schneider  &  Metzger,  barber  supplies, 
410  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  967— res.  509 
Glendale  Ave.   tel.   M   1779— native 
of  P. 
Mrs.  Katie  (Uhraland)  Schneider. 

SCHNELLBACHER,  JACOB  P. 

Shoes,  110  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  6028. 
res.  202  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  5470. 

SCHOLES,  ROBERT 

Lawyer,  613  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  5522. 
of  Scholes  &  Pratt — res.  1800  Seventh 
St.  tel.  M  3992— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Ida  M.  Scholes. 


SCHRADZKI,  ALBERT 

V.-Pres.    A.    Schradzki    Co.,    gents' 
furnishings,    301    S.    Adams   St.    tel. 
M    439— res.    329    Moss    Ave.    tel. 
M  2171. 
Mrs.  Rosaline  Schradzki. 


SCHRADZKI,  ICK 

Pres.  A.  Schradzki  Co.,  gents'  fur- 
nishings, 301  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  439. 
res.  Jefferson  Hotel,  tel.  M  70. 


SCHWAB,  HERMAN  C. 

Asst.  cashier  Dime  Savings  &  Trust 
Co.,  119  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4195. 
res.  619  Frye  Ave.  tel.  B  1130. 
Mrs.  Anna  O.  Schwab. 


SCHWAB,  LOUIS  J. 

Prop.  The  Review  Press,  336  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  4379 — res.  404  Morgan 
St.  tel.  M  5607. 
Mrs.  Victoria  K.  Schwab. 


SCHWENTSER,  WM.  H. 

V.-Pres.  P.  A.  Bergner  &  Co.,  dept. 
store,  200  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3756. 
res.  216  Hillyer  Place,  tel.  M  3923. 
Mrs.  Augusta  Schwentser. 


SCOTT,  JOHN 

Veterinary  Surgeon  and  Asst.  State 
Veterinarian,  236  Eaton  St.  tel.  (both 
phones)  422 — res.  512  Knoxville  Ave. 
tel.  B  966— of  Scott  &  Brown— res. 
of  P.  26yrs—  V.  S.  Ontario  Veter- 
inary College  '86 — Mason. 
Mrs.  Fannie  Scott. 


SCULLY,  JOHN  C. 

Lawyer,  1111  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  226. 
res.  104  Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  1651. 
Mrs.  Florence  Scully. 


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SEARS,  JOHN  H. 

Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Ins.,  211 
Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  1444— of  Cone 
&  Sears— res.  543  Linn  St.  tel.  B  621. 
Mrs.  Ida  Sears. 

SEATON,  ROSS  P. 

Of   Seaton   &   Co.,   brokers,   322   S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.    M    1908— res.    103 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  4440. 
Mrs.  Kathleen  (Cockle)  Seaton. 

SEDGWICK,  HOWARD  M. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  236  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  6120— res.  922  Knox- 
ville  Ave.  tel.  B  155— res.  of  P.  40 
yrs. — M.  D. — Local,  State  and  Natl. 
Med.  Societies. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Livingston)  Sedgwick. 
P.  Women's  Club,  D.A.R.,  Mothers 
Club,  Allied  Arts — sum.  res.  Pent- 
water  Beach,  Mich. 

SEEHASS,  CHAS.  J. 

Asst.    cashier    111.    Natl.    Bank,    cor. 
Adams  and  Liberty  Sts.  tel.  M  144. 
res.     322     E.     Corrington     St.     tel. 
B  211-3. 
Mrs.  Hazel  Seehass. 

SEELING,  WEBSTER  E. 

Mgr.  G.  R.  Kinney  &  Co.,  shoes,  413 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  5668— res.  103 
Machin,  tel.  B  1676— res.  of  P.  three 
yrs. — K.  P.  Dayton,  0.,  Mason. 
Mrs.  Mabel  G.  (Keene)  Seeling. 

SEHM,  MARTIN 

V.-Pres.  and  genl.  supt.  Herschel 
Mfg.  Co.,  648  W.  Wash.  St.  E.  P. 
tel.  M  361 — res.  744  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
B  1134— res.  of  P.  22yrs  —  P.  Coun- 
try Club,  Mason  (Shrine),  Creve 
Coeur  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 

Mrs.  Meta  (Herschel)  Sehm — Amat. 
Mus.  and  P.  Women's  Clubs. 


SEHMER,  CHAS. 

Of  The  Godel  Market,  219  N.  Adams 

St.    tel.    M   85— res.    907    Hamilton 

Blvd.  tel.  M  1752. 

Mrs.     Alice     Sehmer — P.     Women's 

Club. 

SEHMER,  WALTER  C. 

Of  the  Godel  Market,  219  N.  Adams 

St.  tel.  M  85— res    502  N.  Monroe 

St. 

Mrs.  Francis  C.  Sehmer. 

SEITZ,  E. 

Pres.  King  Light  Co.,  4200  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  2965— res.  504  N.  Monroe 
St.,  tel.  M  2965-1— res.  of  P.  38yrs. 
Mason,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

SELTZER,  LEONARD  M. 

Of  Graham  Seltzer  Co.,  auto  sup- 
plies, 120  Main  St.  tel.  M  2770  (new 
phone)  1151 — res.  909  Jackson  St. 
tel.  B  669-L— res.  of  P.  23yrs. 

SENGENBERGER,  CASPER 

Of    Sengenberger    &    Co.,    groceries, 
318  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  3351— res.  933 
N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  731. 
Mrs.  Nellie  Sengenberger. 

SHAFFER,  REV.  F.  SOLANUS 

Pastor  St.  Boniface  Church,  res.  128 
Antoinette  St.  tel.  M  1581 — res.  of 
P.  one  yr. — B.  A. 

SHANEMEYER,  E.  R. 

Trea  .  Peerless  Cleaning  &  Dyeing 
Co.,  614  Main  St.  tel.  M  210— res. 
923  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2563-K. 

SHANEMEYER,  WM.  F. 

Prop,  and  genl.  mgr.  Peerless  Clean- 
ing &  Dyeing  Co.,  614  Main  St.  tel. 
M  210 — res.  241  S.  Maplewood  Ave. 
tel.  M  5886. 
Mrs.  Edna  K.  Shanemeyer. 


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SHARON,  RICHARD  O. 

Mgr.    Sharon    Coal    Co.,    705    Jeff. 
Bldg.   tel.   M   1100— res.   915  North 
St.  tel.  B  284. 
Mrs.  Mary  Sharon. 


SHAW,  GEO.  E. 

Mgr.    Independent  5c   &   lOc   Store, 
123  N.  Adams  St.  tel.  1475— res.  413 
Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  1714. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Shaw. 


SHAW,  GEO.  S. 

Treas.  F.  H.  Faber  &  Co.,  hides,  109 
Main  St.  tel.  M  699— res.  123  Orland. 
Mrs.  Cora  M.  Shaw- 


SHEPHERDSON,  WARREN  C. 

Mgr.  National  Union  Tea  Co.,  208 

N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1816— res.  800 

North  St.  tel.  B  819— res.  of  P.  14 

yrs. 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  (Miller)  Shepherdson. 

rec.  d.  Wed.— P.  E.  O. 


SHIELD,  JOHN  C. 

Sporting    Editor    Peoria    Transcript, 
213  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  634. 


SHOLL,  HENRY  S. 

Treas.  Sholl  Bros.,  coal  dealers  and 
mine   operators,   308   Woolner  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3773— res.  606  Second  St.  tel. 
M  1606. 
Mrs.  Mary  Sholl. 


SHOLL,  JAMES  M. 

Pres.  Sholl  Bros.,  coal,  308  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  3773— res.  204  Ran- 
dolph Ave.  "Apt.  6."  tel.  B  2181. 
native  of  P. — Creve  Coeur,  I.  V.  Y. 
and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Boisee  R.  Sholl. 


SHOLL,  SAMUEL  V. 

Sec.  Sholl  Bros.  Co.,  coal  dealers  and 
mine  operators,  308  Woolner  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3773— res.  316  Elizabeth  St. 
tel.  M  1970— res.  of  P.  27yrs  — int.  in 
Peoria  Electric  Supply  Co. — Creve 
Coeur  Club,  K.  P. 

SHURTLIFF,  GEO.  A. 

Lawyer,  911  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 

tel.    M    601— of    Kirk    &    Shurtliff. 

res.     212     S.     Glenwood     Ave.     tel. 

M  1408. 

Mrs.  Maude  E.  Shurtliff— P.Women's 

Club. 

SIDLEY,  FRED'K.  K. 

Specialist  ear,  nose  and  throat,  323 
Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  180— res.  404 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  1499— res.  of  P. 
14yrs. — Chicago  U.,  M.  D.  Physic- 
ians and  Surgeons  '97 — Local,  State 
and  Natl.  Med.  Societies,  Mason, 
Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Irvine  (Brown)  Sidley. 

SIEBENTHAL,  OTTO  VON 

Sec.  and  treas.  Siebenthal  &  Nelson, 
florists,  408  Main  St.  tel.  M  267. 
res.  428  Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  592— res. 
of  P.  25yrs. — Mason,  Creve  Coeur 
Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Lydia  J.  (Allenbach)  Von  Sie- 
benthal— rec.  d.  Tues. — Eastern  Star. 

SIMMONS,  GEO.  F. 

Prop.  Troy  Laundry,  917  Main  St. 
tel.   M   625— res.   312   S.   University 
St.    tel.    M    662— res.    of    P.    25yrs. 
Mason,  K.  P.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  (Rohl)  Simmons. 

SIMMONS,  JOHN  J. 

Clerk  of  the  Probate  Court,  Court 
House,  tel.  M  1071 — res.  631  Warren 
St.  tel.  M  4662— res.  of  P.  34yrs. 
K.C.,  M.W.A.,  C.O.T.,  K.O.T.M. 


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SINGER,  HENRY 

Of  Singer  Bottling  Co.,  109  Fulton 
St.  (both  phones)  313— res.  616 
Fourth  Ave.  (both  phones)  1742. 
res.  of  P.  47yrs  —  Mason,  B.P.O.E. 


SLOAN,  JOHN  F. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  507  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1616— res.  709  Fourth  St.  tel. 
M  4102. 
Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Sloan. 


SINGER,  LOUIS 

Of  Younglove  &  Singer,  jewelers,  420 
Main  St.  tel.  M  3533— res.  1412 
Perry  Ave.  tel.  M  4924 — native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Theresa  B.  Singer. 

SLATTERY,  WM.  H. 

Sec.  Daily  &  O'Brien,  plumbing,  322 
S.   Jeff.   Ave.   tel.   M   711— res.   214 
Thrush  Ave.  (new  phone)  1653. 
Mrs.  May  Slattery. 

SLEMMONS,  WILBERT  I. 

Lawyer,  1015  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  824. 
res.  502  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  664-2. 
res.  of  P.  29yrs.— L.L.B.,  U.  of  Woo- 
ster  '84— Mason,  M.W.A.,  K.O.T.M., 
K.  P.,  Redmen,  D.  O.  K.  K,  Creve 
Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Nettie  (Taylor)  Slemmons. 

SLEVIN,  GENE 

Of  Slevins  Sales  Co.,  mfrs.  agt.,  437 
Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  3535— res.  718 
N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  1111. 


SLEVIN,  SPAULDING 

of  Slevins  Sales  Co.,  mfrs.  agt.,  437 
Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  3535— res.  718 
N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  1111— Rotary 
Club. 


SLEYMAN,  ALBERT  A. 

Of  Sleyman  Importing  Co.,  Oriental 
rugs  and  art  craft,  508  Main  St.  tel. 
M  4503. 


SLOAN,  WM.  T. 

Physician,  420  Main  St.  tel.  M  571. 
res.  331  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  895. 
res.  of  P.  21yrs. — M.  D.  Bellevue 
Hospital  Med.  College,  N.  Y.  '74. 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties, Mason  (Shrine,  Knight  Templar) 
P.  Country  and  Creve  Coeur  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Bertha  (Vandervoort)  Sloan. 

SMITH,  ARTHUR  G. 

Dentist,  511  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  4917— res.  2041  Knoxville 
Ave.  tel.  B  91-Y— res.  of  P.  33yrs. 
D.  M.  D.  Harvard  '94 — Associated 
Charities,  Amat.  Mus.  and  Univer- 
sity Clubs,  M.  W.  A.,  Childs  Welfare 
League. 

Mrs.  Bessie  (Curran)  Smith — P. 
Women's  and  Amat.  Mus.  Clubs. 


SMITH,  C.  M. 

Dentist,  609  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  983. 
res.  907  Shipman^  tel.  M  2828. 


SMITH,  E.  M. 

Of  E.  M.  Smith  &  Co.,  machinists, 
413  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M   1083— res. 
301  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  2042. 
Mrs.  Ella  B.  Smith. 


SMITH,  FRANK  E. 

Pres.  Clark  Smith  Hardware  Co.,  308 
S.  Commercial  Ave.  tel.  M  1660. 
res.  313  Bigelow  St.  tel.  B  765— res. 
of  P.  31yrs. — Creve  Coeur,  P.  Coun- 
try, and  Rotary  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm. 


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SMITH,  COL.  FREDERICK  H. 

Capitalist,  209  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  725. 
res.  255  Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  325. 
res.  of  P.  27yrs. — v-.pres.  Dime  Sav- 
ings &  Trust  Co.  and  Merch.  Natl. 
Bank,  director  McCoy  Wholesale 
Grocery  Co.,  Peoria  Rwy.  Terminal, 
Peoria  Gas  &  Electric  Co.,  Jeff. 
Hotel  Co.  and  R.  T.  &  N.  R.  R. 
Kickapoo  Golf,  P.  Country,  Creve 
Coeur  and  I.V.Y.  Clubs,  111.  Country 
Club  Assn.,  Chicago  Club  of  Chicago 
Sangamo  Club  of  Springfield. 
Mrs.  Sarah  (Brockway)  Smith. 


SMITH,  WALTER  T. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Clarke  &  Co.,  dry 
goods,  102  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3528. 
res.  1111  S.  Fifth  Ave.  Pekin,  111. 
A.B.,U.  of  Mich.,L.L.B.,  ColumbiaU. 
Phi  Delta  Phi,  Legal  Fraternity,  Beta 
Theta  Pi,  College  Fraternity,  Taze- 
well  Club,  Pekin. 

SMITH,  WILKE  A. 

Supt.    Culter   &   Procter   Stove   Co., 
201   N.   Water   St.   tel.   M   89— res. 
1201  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  936. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith. 


SMITH,  GEO.  A. 

Coml.  agt.  111.  Cent.  R.  R.  Co.,  329 
Main  St.  tel.   M  896— res.   204   N. 
Institute  Place,  tel.  M  4470. 
Mrs.  Jennie  C.  Smith. 


SMITH,  GERARD  T. 

Supt.  of  Schools,  City  Hall,  tel. 
M  189— res.  902  Knoxville  Ave.  tel. 
B  2055— res.  of  P.  eight  yrs—  A.  B., 
N.  A. — Kickapoo  Golf,  Rotary  and 
Creve  Coeur  Clubs,  Mason  (Con- 
sistory, Shrine),  Sons  of  Veterans, 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  director  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm. 

Mrs.  Mary  (McKenzie)  Smith — P. 
Women's  Club — sum.  res.  Ludington, 
Mich. 


SMITH,  O.  F. 

Penny  Grocery,  213  Main  St.  tel. 
M  5206— res.  205  N.  University  St. 
(new  phone)  6860. 


SMITH,  WILLIAM  HAWLEY 

Author,    2039    Knoxville    Ave.    tel. 

B  91-L. 

Mrs.   Ellen   G.   Smith— P.   Women's 

Club. 

SNIDER,  DAVID  S. 

Drugs,  600  Main  St.  tel.  M  421. 
res.  112  W.  Armstrong  Ave.  tel.  B638. 
Mrs.  M.  Emma  Snider. 

SNIDER,  RALPH  W. 

Drugs,  600  Main  St.  tel.  M  421. 
res.  120  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  2085-3. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  W.  Snider. 

SNOWDEN,  LEROY 

Dentist,  709  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1478— res.  121  N.  University 
Ave.  tel.  M  1156. 
Mrs.  Irene  K.  Snowden. 

SOMMER,  BENJ.  L. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Keystone  Steel  & 
Wire  Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel.  M3412. 
res.  233  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  237. 


SMITH,  SIDNEY  F. 

Advertising    Agency,     500    Woolner 
Bldg.  tel.  M  3597— res.  114  High  St. 
tel.  M  3043-1. 
Mrs.  Dorothy  B.  Smith. 


SOMMER,  PETER  W. 

Pres.  and  genl.  mgr.  Keystone  Steel 
&  Wire  Co.,  S.  Bartonville,  tel. 
M  3142— res.  233  Crescent  Ave,  tel. 
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SOMMER,  WM.  H. 

Genl.  Supt.  Keystone  Steel  &  Wire 
Co.,    S.    Bartonville,    tel.    M    3142. 
res.  233  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  1536. 
Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Emma  (Getz)  Somrner. 

SPALDING,  J.  L. 

Most  Reverend  Archbishop,  740  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  M  3657 — ordained 
1863,  made  Archbishop  1907. 

SPANGLER,  GEO.  MINOR 

Prop.  Columbia  Dye  Works,  509 
Main  St.  tel.  M  1077— res.  212  S. 
Glenwood  Ave.  tel.  M  6894— Kick- 
apoo  Golf  Club. 

Mrs.  Electa  Bell  Spangler. — D.A.R., 
P.  Women's  and  Amat.  Mus.  Clubs. 

SPEERS,  JAMES  A. 

Grain,  Bd.  of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M2214. 
res.     211     N.     University     St.     tel. 
M  2140-3. 
Mrs.  Ella  S.  Speers. 

SPRAGUE,  LOYAL  T.,  JR. 

Insurance,    123    N.    Jeff.    Ave.    tel. 
M  5451— res.   1107  E.  Republic  St. 
tel.  B  31— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Victoria  E.  Sprague. 

SPRENGER,  FRED  C. 

Cigars,  Sprenger  Bros.,  225  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  922— res.  709  Bigelow  St. 

SPRENGER,  GEO.  W. 

Credit  mgr.  Cent.  111.  Light  Co.,  316 
S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3340— res.  501 
Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  1003. 
Mrs.  Cora  A.  Sprenger. 

SPRINGSTON,  HENRY  C. 

Pres.   Fraternal   Reserve   Life  Assn., 
1125   Jeff.    Bldg.    tel.    M    1921— res. 
207  W.  McClure  Ave.  tel.  B  745. 
Mrs.  Margaretha  Springston. 


STARR,  JUDSON 

Lawyer,  701  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  4373— res.  245  Crescent  Ave. 
tel.  B  1572. 
Mrs.  Doll  Starr— P.  Women's  Club. 

STEELE,  H.  FRED 

Of  Roswell  Bills   &   Co.,   insurance, 
110  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  376— res. 
550  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  29. 
Mrs.  Mary  G.  Steele. 

STEGER,  GEORGE  M. 

Mgr.  Steger's  Piano  Store,  210  N. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  3631— res.  Hotel 
Mayer,  tel.  M  1477. 

STEPHENS,  MRS.  MARY 

Ladies'  Tailor,  417  Hamilton  Blvd. 
tel.  M  5572— res.  1620  Knoxville, 
tel.  B  1949— res.  of  P.  17yrs—  East- 
ern Star. 


STEVENS,  E.  L. 

Pres.     E.     L.     Stevens,     installment 

house,  1212  S.  Adams  St.  tel.M2152. 

res.  921  Warner  Ave.  tel.  M  5651. 

res.    of    P.    14yrs. — S.    Side    Comm. 

Club. 

Mrs.  Ora  E.  Stevens. 


STEVENS,  J.  M. 

Minister,  401  Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B1571. 
res.  of  P.  eight  yrs. — A.  B.,    B.  D., 
P.  Ministerial  Assn. 
Mrs.Marie  Frances   (O'Conner) 
Stevens.— N.  P.  Women's  Club. 


STEWART,  CARL  A. 

Sec.  and  treas.  South  Western  Port 
Huron   Co.,   219   S.    Water   St.   tel. 
M    797— res.    1018    Fourth    St.    tel. 
M  3220. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  Stewart. 


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STEWART,  FRANK  C. 

Local  frt.  agt.  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  ft. 
Chestnut  St.  tel.  M  1192— res.  602 
St.  James  St.  tel.  M  3314. 
Mrs.  Jessie  Stewart. 


STONE,  HARRY  C. 

Pres.  H.  C.  Stone  Lumber  Co.,  229 
Hippodrome  Bldg.  tel.  M  1920 — res. 
201  Flora  Ave.  tel.  B  502. 
Mrs.  Edith  P.  Stone. 


STINE,  HARRY 

Sales  mgr.  Peerless  System  Sales  Co., 
loose  leaf  systems,  729  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  5478— res.  Y.  M.  C.  A.  tel. 
M  5790— res.  of  P.  five  yrs.—  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Rotary  Club. 


STONE,  WILLIAM  E. 

V.-Pres.  and  cashier  The  First  Natl. 
Bank  of  P.  and  Pres.  Peoria  Savings 
Bank,  210  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  134. 
res.  121  Flora  St.  tel.  B  1163. 
Mrs.  Harriet  S.  Stone. 


STONE,  HON.  CLAUDE  U. 

Lawyer  and  Representative  in  Con- 
gress, 1017  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  1186. 
res.  100  Seventh  Ave.,  in  Wash., 
D.  C.  during  session  of  Congress, 
res.  of  P.  13yrs.— B.S.— Mason,  1.0. 
O.  F.,  K.  P.,  D.  0.  K.  K,  B.P.O.E., 
M.  W.  A.,  U.  S.  W.  V.,  Creve  Coeur 
Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Genevieve  C.  (Francis)  Stone. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Congressional 
Club — rec.  d.  Tues. 


STONE,  HON.  CLYDE  E. 

Judge  of  the  County  Court,  Court 
House,  tel.  M  78— res.  1140  Glen 
Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1546- Y— res.  of  P. 
15yrs. — Creve  Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.  and 
Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs,  Mason  (Shrine, 
Knight  Templar),  Phi  Kappa  Sigma, 
Phi  Delta  Phi,  I.O.O.F.,  M.W.A. 
Mrs.  Jessie  (Browning)  Stone — P. 
Women'  Club,  Amat.  Mus.  Club, 
sum.  res.Edgewood  Lodge,  Chataqua 
Park,  Havana,  111. 


STOWE,  FRED  A. 

Editor  Peoria  Transcript,  213  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  634 — res.  421  Dechman 
St.  tel.  B  1209— res.  of  P.  one  yr. 
Ph.  D. 

Mrs.  Marion  H.  Stowe — P.  Women's 
C  ub,  Amat.  Mus.  Club — sum.  res. 
Pine  Knoll,  South  Haven,  Mich. 


STRAUSE,  ABBEY 

Traveling  salesman,  E.  A.  Strause 
Co.,  whol.  and  retail  tobacconsists, 
337  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  331— res. 
132  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  416. 


STRAUSE,  EDGAR  A. 

Pres.  State  Trust  &  Savings  Bank, 
242  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  557— res.  132 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  416 — of  Edgar  A. 
Strause  Co. — res.  of  P.  23  yrs. 
Mason,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Creve  Coeur 
and  P.  Country  Clubs. 


STONE,  EDGAR  C. 

Pres.  Illinois  Live  Stock  &  Breeding 
Assn.  res.  703  E.  Nebraska  Ave.  tel. 
B  146-Y. 
Mrs.  Mamie  Stone. 


STREIBICH,  FREDK.  F. 

Mgr.   John   C.    Streibich   Co.,   whol. 
paper,  301  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  330. 
res.  1901  Western  Ave.  tel.  M  1630. 
Mrs.  Philippina  Streibich. 


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STREIBICH,  JOHN  C. 

Prop.  John  C.  Streibich,  whol.  paper, 
301  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  330— res. 
860  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3514 — native 
of  P.— int.  in  First  Natl.  Bank  of  P., 
Schembs'  Prtg.  Co. — Mason  (Knight 
Templar),  Shrine),  B.P.O.E.,  Red- 
men,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Country 
Clubs. 
Mrs.  Camilla  (Klewe)  Streibich. 

STRICKLER,  CHAS.  R. 

Agt.    Lackawanna    Line,    28    Bd.    of 
Trade   Bldg.    tel.    M    452— res.    220 
Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  1566. 
Mrs.  Amelia  Strickler. 

STRUTHERS,  REUBEN  F. 

Mgr.   Struthers   Co.,   mfrs.   of  light- 
ning rods  and  wire  fence,  601  Frank- 
lin St.  tel.  M  2346— res.  512  Park- 
side  Drive,  tel.  B  457. 
Mrs.  Edna  Struthers. 

STUBER,  JOS. 

Of  Stuber  &  Kuck,  whol.  dealers  and 
tinware  mfrs.,  2800  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  433— res.  919  North  St.  tel. 
B  2469. 

SUCKER,  GEO.  B. 

Lawyer,  4  Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel. 
M  660 — res.  611  Pennsylvania  Ave. 
tel.  B  838-4— of  Sucher  &  Moore. 
Knox  College  '89,  admitted  to  Bar 
'92— Mason,  K.  P. 
Mrs.  Clara  (Gunn)  Sucher. 

SUTHERLAND,  LEAW  E. 

Lawyer,  1019  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2757. 
res.  408  N.  Monroe  St.  tel.  M  3913. 
res.  of  P.  four  yrs. — L.L.B.  U.  of 
111. — Mason,  Creve  Coeur,  University 
and  Kickapoo  Golf  Clubs,  Phi  Gamma 
Delta,  Sec.  P.  Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Estelle  (Van  Home)  Sutherland. 


SUTLIFF,  WARREN 

Of  Sutliff  &  Case  Co.,  whol.  drugs, 
312  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  524— res. 
104  Parkside  Drive,  tel.  B  2187. 
res.  of  P.  40yrs. — int.  in  Peoria  Life 
Ins.  Co.,  Commercial  Travelers  Loan 
&  Homestead  Assn.,  First  Natl. 
Bank,  Best  Mfg.  Co. — Mason(Knight 
Templar),  Creve  Coeur  and  I.  V.  Y. 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  F.(MacLee)  Sutliff. 

SWAIN,  PERCY 

Mgr.  La  Salle  &  Peoria  Packet  Line, 
221  Masonic  Temple  Bldg.  tel. 
M  1439-1— res.  1031  N.  Glen  Oak 
Ave.  tel.  B  1875. 

SWANSON,  GUS  R. 

Genl.  agt.  Security  Life,  403  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  359— res. 
109  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  M  2337-4. 
res.  of  P.  16yrs. 

Mrs.  Nellie  (Nelson)  Swanson. 

SWEENEY,  DANIEL  D. 

Phrostetic  Dentistry,  603  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.    M    5874— res.    1908    Main    St. 
res.   of  P.   two  yrs. — Y.   M.   C.   A., 
Royal  Arcanum. 
Mrs.  Birdie  F.  (Seller)  Sweeney. 

SWENEY,  BRUCE  T. 

V.-Pres.  The  Bartles  Sweney  Oil  Co., 

101  Irving  St.  tel.  M  726— res.  516 

W.  Armstrong  Ave.  tel.  B  756 — res. 

of  P.  five  yrs. — Kickapoo  Golf  and 

Creve    Coeur    Clubs,    P.    Assn.    of 

Comm. 

Mrs.  Effie  H.  Sweney. 

SWENEY,  GUY  IRVINE 

Pres.  The  Bartles  Sweeney  Oil  Co., 
101  Irving  St.  tel.  M  726— res.  1719 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  B  1853 — res. 
of  P.  six  yrs. — Creve  Coeur,  Kick- 
apoo Golf  and  P.  Country  Clubs,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  Sweney. 


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SWORDS,  WM.,  JR. 

Genl.  Wreckage,  1100  W.  Wash.  St., 
E.  P.  tel.  M  5091— res.  132  N.  Un- 
derbill St.  tel.  M  2810. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Swords. 


SZOLD,  JACOB 

Of  Jos.  Szold  &  Son,  genl.  merchand- 
ise, 2201  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  2923. 
res.  515  George  St.  tel.  M  1012. 
Mrs.  Elsa  M.  Szold. 


TANNER,  FRED  G. 

Mgr.  Swift  &  Co.,  whol.  meats,  101 
Liberty  St.  tel.  M  3362. 

TAPPING,  ARTHUR  J. 

Sec.  and  mgr.  Barker  &  Wheeler  Co., 

whol.   drugs,   426  S.   Wash.   St.  tel. 

M   4400 — res.    1109   Knoxville   Ave. 

tel.  B  789-L. 

Mrs.  Anna  H.  Tapping — P.  Women's 

Club. 

TAWZER,  HARRY  L. 

V.-Pres.  B.   F.  Adams  Co.,   agricul. 
implements,    114   S.    Wash.    St.    tel. 
M  368— res.  220  N.  Maplewood,  tel. 
M  4591. 
Mrs.  Mary  S.  Tawzer. 

TAYLOR,  JOHN  B. 

Mgr.  Woolner  Rectifying  House,  ft. 
Spellman,  tel.  M  3418— res.  307  W. 
Armstrong  Ave.  tel.  B  784 — res.  of 
P.  14yrs  —  Mason,  T.  P.  A.,  Pres. 
Men's  Bible  Class,  First  Presby. 
Church. 

Mrs.  Belle  (Bradshaw)  Taylor— P. 
Women's  Club,  Southern  Women's 
Club. 

TAYLOR,  JOHN  V. 

Supt.     Corning    Distilling     Co.,     ft. 
Western  Ave.  tel.  M  3847— res.  228 
Ayres  Ave.  tel.  M  2640. 
Mrs.  May  Ella  Taylor. 


TEETER,  E.  CHARLES 

Sec.    and    treas.    Peoria    Lounge    & 
Mattress  Co.,  301  N.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M     609— res.     703     State     St.     tel. 
M  2330— native  of  P.— Mason. 
Mrs.  Nellie  R.  Teeter. 

TEESEN,  HARRY  D. 

Bkpr.,  E.  Godel  &  Sons,  packers,  ft. 
South,  tel.  M  3375— res.  501  Frye 
Ave.  tel.  B  108-L— native  of  P. 

TEFFT,  W.  V. 

Lawyer,  1113  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  913. 
res.  511  Parkside  Drive,  tel.  B  564. 
admitted  to  Bar  '85 — P.  Bar.  Assn., 
Mason  (Shrine),  K.  P.,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
Creve  Coeur  and  I.  V.  Y.  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Mabel  P.  (Douglas)  Tefft. 

TER  VEEN,  JACOB 

Mgr.    111.    Warehouse    Co.,    908    S. 
Wash.    St.    tel.    M    2407— res.    711 
Second  St.  tel.  M  4947— res.  of  P. 
7yrs. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Maggie  (Beckman)  ter  Veen. 

THAWLEY,  EDGAR  A. 

Doctor  of  Osteopathy,  334  Woolner 
Bldg.  tel  M  738— res.  419  N.  Mon- 
roe St.  tel.  M  4406— res.  of  P.  12yrs. 
Mason,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

THEDE,  DAVID 

Of  Thede  Bros.  Transfer  &  Storage, 
106  N.   Wash.   St.  tel.  M   102— res. 
453  Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  3369. 
Mrs.  Amelia  Thede. 


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THEILIG,  EDW.  C. 

Caterer,  437  Main  St.  tel.   M  980. 
res.  215  Behrends  Ave.  tel.  B  1502. 
res.  of  P.  40yrs. 
Mrs.  Maud  Buckner  Theilig. 


THOMPSON,  A.  R. 

Mgr.  Elaborated  Roofing  Co.,  617 
Main  St.  tel.  M  6026— res.  613  Main 
St. — res.  of  P.  one  yr. 


THIEMANN,  EDW.  A. 

Sec.  of  The  Morgan  Art  Glass  Co., 
530  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  5680— res. 
715  Fisher  St.  tel.  M  5076— res.  of 
P.  20yrs. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

THODE,  GEO.  A. 

Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court,  Court 
House,  tel.  M  1731— res.  119  N. 
Monroe  St.  tel.  M  1594— res.  of  P. 
38yrs  — Bd.  of  Trade,  K.  P.,  Mason 
(32nd  deg.,  Shrine),  N.  O.  U.,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Peter)  Thode. 


THOMPSON,  J.  S. 

Retail  Coal  and  Concrete  Construc- 
tion, 129  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  457— res. 
103    E.    Arcadia    Ave.    tel.    B    887. 
res.  of  P.  15yrs. 
Mason. 
Mrs.  Florence  I.  (Snyden)  Thompson. 


TINAN,  JOHN  F. 

V.-Pres.    The   B.    &   M.   men's   and 
women's  wear,  201  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  19— res.  1002  N.  Perry  Ave.  tel. 
M  2802. 
Mrs.  May  Tinan. 


THOMAS,  A.  V. 

V.-Pres.  and  sec.  Thomas  &  Clarke, 
Bridge  and  Water  Sts.  tel.  M  1472. 
res.  Prospect  Heights,  tel.  B  80-2. 
Creve  Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs. 
Mrs.  Irene  M.  (Morgan)  Thomas. 


TJADEN,  CHARLES  W. 

Sec.   The  Bartholomew  Co.,   Sieber- 
ling  &  Prospect  Sts.  tel.  B   1 — res. 
205   S.    Underbill   St.   tel.   M   4962. 
res.  of  P.  42yrs. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Loock)  Tjaden. 


THOMAS,  CHAS.  D. 

Physician,  specialist  eye,  ear,  nose 
and  throat,  705  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  483— res.  464  Moss  Ave. 
tel.  M  481— res.  of  P.  18yrs .— M.D. 
Rush  Med.  College  '88,  Post  Grad. 
work  Vienna — Phi  Delta  Theta, 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties. 
Mrs.  Lillian  K.  Thomas. 

THOMPSON,  A.  D. 

Municipal    Contracting,     1005    Jeff. 
Bldg.    tel.    M    194— res.    527    Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  1327. 
Mrs.  Fleet  G.  Thompson. 


TOBIAS,  EZRA 

Sec.   and  treas.   Tobias-Kellogg  Co., 
genl.    ins.,    338    Woolner    Bldg.    tel. 
M  934— res.  901  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave. 
tel.  B  726-3— res.  of  P.  50yrs. 
Mrs.  Linda  (Bramble)  Tobias. 


TOBIAS,  WALTER  B. 

Pres.  Tobias-Kellogg  Co.,  genl.  ins., 
338  Woolner  Bldg.  tel.  M  934— res. 
104  S.  Institute  Place,  tel.  M  4939. 
res.  of  P.  30yrs. 

Mrs.  Anna  Kirk  (Mcllvaine)  Tobias, 
rec.  d.  Thur—  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  Amat. 
Mus.  Club. 


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TODD,  HIRAM 

Lawyer,  539  Woolner  Bldg.  tel. 
M1255— res.  306  Ellis  St.  tel.  B1915. 
res.  of  P.  18yrs. — L.L.B.  Kent  College 
'97 — Mason,  Creve  Coeur  Club,Local 
and  State  Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Bertha  (Ferris)  Todd. 

TODHUNTER,  GHAS.  H. 

Buyer,  F.  H.  Pfeiffer  Crockery  Co., 
Queensware,  318  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  244 — res.  Main  and  Parkside 
Drive,  tel.  M  5100— res.  of  P.  45yrs. 
Mason,  M.  W.  A.,  Rotary  Club. 
Mrs.  Clara  (Huverstuhl)  Todhunter. 

TOLSON,  ALLEN  B. 

Pres.  Hill,  Tolson  &  Co.,  com.  mer- 
chants, 209  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  461. 
res.  807  E.  Nebraska,  tel.  B  1118. 
Mrs.  Mary  G.  Tolson — P.  Women's 
Club. 

TRACY,  FRED  B. 

City  Clerk,   City  Hall,  tel.   M  333. 
res.  708  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  4816. 
res.  of  P.  25yrs. — Mason. 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  (Rogers)  Tracy. 

TRANN,  JOHN  L. 

Mgr.    Standard    Oil    Co.,    N.    Wash, 
and  Voris  Sts.  tel.  M  153— res.  100 
High  St.  tel.  M  3259. 
Mrs.  Delia  Trann. 

TRAUTVETTER,  HERMAN  G. 

Peoria  Col.  Agency,  212  S.  Jeff.  Ave. 
tel.  M  1212— res.  508  Parkside  Drive, 
tel.  B  1514-2— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Mae  B.  Trautvetter. 

TRAVIS,  ROLLEN 

Mgr.  Cadillac  Automobile  Co.,  2008 
Main   St.   tel.   M   561— res.   310   N. 
Glenwood  Ave.  tel.  B  999. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Travis. 


TREADWAY,  GEO.  C. 

District  mgr.  Cent.  Union  Telephone 
Co.,  320  Fulton  St.  tel.  M  700— res. 
1508  Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  M  7030. 
res.  of  P.  four  yrs. — Mason,  B.P.O.E., 
Creve  Coeur  and  Rotary  Clubs,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Trans.  Club. 
Mrs.  Elvira  (Avery)  Treadway. 

TREFZGER,  CHAS. 

Bakery,  531  Main  St.  tel.  M  1133. 
native  of  P. — State  and  Natl.  Master 
Bakers  Assn.,  P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn., 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

TRIEBEL,  ALBERT 

Of  Triebel  &  Sons,  retail  cemetery 
and  memorial  work,  112  N.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  474— res.  113  S.  Maple- 
wood  Ave.  tel.  M  1808 — native  of  P. 
grad.  U.  of  111. — P.  Assn.  of  Comm., 
Rotary  and  Creve  Coeur  Clubs. 
Mrs.  Blanche  (Heduch)  Triebel. 

TRIEBEL,  OTTO 

Of  Triebel  &  Sons,  retail  cemetery 
and  memorial  work,  112  N.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  474— res.  1711  N.  Madi- 
son Ave.  tel.  M  3688 — native  of  P. 
Mason. 
Mrs.  Lillian  (Welch)  Triebel. 

TRINKAUS,  J.  L. 

Dentist,  621  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2495. 
res.  339  N.  Orange  St.  tel.  B  1024. 
Mrs.  Lillian  A.  Trinkaus. 

TRIPP,  STEPHEN  H. 

Of  D.   H.   Tripp  &  Son,   stationers, 
206  Main  St.  tel.   M  201— res.  340 
Crescent  Ave.  tel.  B  161 1-K. 
Mrs.  Callie  M.  Tripp. 

TURNBULL,  WM. 

Supt.    Holt    Mfg.    Co.,    traction   en- 
gines, W.  Wash.  St.  E.  P.  tel.MlOSl. 
res.     cor.     Moss    and     Barker,     tel. 
M  4708. 
Mrs.  Edna  B.  Turnbull. 


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TURNER,  CHAS.  L. 

Auto  Dealer  and  Repairs,  2006  Main 
St.  tel.  M  1605— res.  110  N.  Under- 
bill, tel.  M  2289— res.  of  P.  15yrs. 
Garage  Owners  Assn.  of  111.,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Clara  A.  (Beets)  Turner. 

TURNER,  LEE  R. 

Mgr.    The    B.    &    M.,    men's    and 
women's  wear,  201  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  19 — res.  211  Maplewood  Ave.  tel. 
M  2169.— P.  Ret.  Merch.  Assn. 
Mrs.  Stella  B.  Turner. 


TYNG,  ALEXANDER  G. 

Of  Tyng,  Hall  &  Co.,  grain,  33  Bd. 
of  Trade  Bldg.  tel.  M  178— res.  146 
Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  320. 
Mrs.  Alice  Tyng. 

TYSON,  JOHN  M. 

Supt.  Clark  Coal  &  Coke  Co.,  923 
Jeff.   Bldg.   tel.   M   64— res.   800  N. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4948. 
Mrs.  Harriett  Tyson. 


UEBERRHEIN,  FRANK  H. 

Pres.  Modern  System  Sales  Co.,  203 
S.   Jeff.    Ave.   tel.    M    682— res.    107 
Maplewood  Ave.  tel.  M  2672. 
Mrs.  Isabel  L.  Ueberrhein. 

ULRICH,  CHAS.  E. 

Pres.  Home  Savings  &  State  Bank, 

Fulton   and   Jeff.    Sts.    tel.    M    385. 

res.     1808     Columbia    Terrace,     tel. 

M  3510. 

Mrs.     Marie     Ulrich — P.     Women's 

Club. 


ULRICH,  HENRY  W. 

V.-Pres.   and  cashier   Home  Savings 
&  State  Bank,  Fulton  and  Jeff.  Sts. 
tel.   M   385— res.   323   Sixth  St.   tel. 
M  476. 
Mrs.  Edith  L.  Ulrich. 


ULRICH,  NICHOLAS 

Pres.  Nicholas  Ulrich  &  Co.,  farm 
loans,  327  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  217. 
res.  713  N.  Madison  Ave.  tel.  M925. 
res.  of  P.  49yrs. — admitted  to  Bar 
76 — int.  in  111.  Natl.  Bank — Mason, 
(Shrine,  Knight  Templar),  Creve 
Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.,  and  P.  Country 
Clubs. 
Mrs.  Carrie  (Kreuter)  Ulrich. 

ULRICH,  ROBERT  V. 

Second   V.-Pres.    and    cashier    Home 
Savings  &  State  Bank,   Fulton  and 
Jeff.  Sts.  tel.  M  385— res.   1515  N. 
Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  3708. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  C.  Ulrich. 

UNDENSTOCK,  GEO.  A. 

Sec.  Central  Stone  Co.,  1700  Water, 
St.  tel.  M  3402— res.  414  Arago,  tel. 
M  4058— native  of  P. 
Mrs.  Barbara  (Dinkey)  Undenstock. 


VACHON,  LOUIS  D. 

Mgr.    Knights    of    Columbus    Club 
House,  227  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M4062. 
res.  1111  N.  Perry  Ave. 
Mrs.  Anna  Vachon. 


VALLEAU,  JOHN  D. 

Sales  agt.  The  Jones  &  Adams  Coal 
Co.,  819  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  793— res. 
Niagara  Hotel,  tel.  M  1723 — res.  of 
P.  two  yrs.— Carelton  College  '89 — P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Creve  Coeur  Club. 
Mrs.  Louise  (Oster)  Valleau 


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VAN  ARSDALE,  WM.  T. 

Genl.  agt.  Mutual  Benefit  Life  Ins. 
Co.,  313  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  642— res. 
608  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  5376. 
Mrs.  Lillian  W.  Van  Arsdale. 

VANCE,  CLARK  C. 

Of  Hatfield  &  Co.,  insurance,  711 
Main  St.  tel.  M  3963— res.  201  N. 
Underbill,  tel.  B  1164. 

VANCE,  HARRY  J. 

Purch.  agt.  111.  Traction  System,  42 
Mayer  Office  Bldg.  tel.  M  683— res. 
600  Bradley  Ave.  tel.  M  5440. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Vance. 

VAN  NUYS,  LOUIS  B. 
V.-Pres.  Central  Electric  Co.,  238  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  690— res.  705  Pac- 
ific,  tel.   B   1081— res.   of  P.   40yrs. 
Mason,    Rotary   Club,    P.    Assn.    of 
Comm.,   Y.   M.   C.   A.,   P.   Electric 
Club. 
Mrs.  Ella  (Brainard)  Van  Nuys. 

VAN  SANDT,  RALPH 

Pres.,  treas.  and  mgr.  Hotel  Regis, 

227  Chestnut  St.  tel.  M  440— res.  of 

P.  five  yrs— D.D.S.,  N.-W.  U.  '04. 

Mason,  B.P.O.E.,  M.W.A. 

Mrs.  Olive  Harriett   (Norman)   Van 

Sandt. 


VAUGHAN,  FRANK  C. 

Mgr.  Cole  Motor  Cars,  1812  Main 
St.  tel.  M  4208— res.  210  N.  Univer- 
sity, tel.  B  1967— res.  of  P.  2  yrs. 
Mason,  Creve  Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  Auto  Dealers  Assn. 
Mrs.  Edith  (Greer)  Vaughan — sum. 
res.  Chicago. 

VAUGHN,  C.  T. 

Prop.  Hotel  Lud,  217  Main  St.  tel. 
M  1461— res.  214  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  4512. 

VELDE,  HENRY  F. 

Insurance,   res.   327   Moss  Ave.   tel. 

M  1578. 

Mrs.    Zoa    A.    Velde— P.    Women's 

Club. 

VENARD,  CHAS.  L. 

Prop.    The   Venard    Studio,    115    S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  5605— res.  1305  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave. 
Mrs.  Alma  Z.  Venard. 

VOORHEES,  E.  M. 

Asst.  Sec.  Avery  Co.,  farm  implts., 
2300    N.    Adams   St.    tel.    M    3488. 
res.  723  111.  Ave.  tel.  B  1560-L. 
Mrs.  Jessie  P.  Voorhees. 


WACHENHEIMER,  JACOB 

Of  Callender  &  Co.,  insurance,  317 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  327— res.  210 
Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  1625— int.  in 
Peoria  Livery  Co.,  Commercial  Ger- 
man Natl.  Bank,  Burlington  Elev- 
ator— Bd.  of  Trade,  Mason  (Shrine), 
Creve  Coeur,  I.  V.  Y.,  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs. 
Mrs.  Susie  E.  (Hood)  Wachenheimer. 


WAGLER,  N.  R. 

Real  Estate  and  Notary  Public,  404 
Masonic  Temple  Bldg.  tel.  M  2065. 
res.  419  Peoria  Ave.  tel.  B  405 — res. 
of  P.  five  yrs. — int.  in  States  Realty  Co. 
Mrs.  Lydia  (Birkey)  Wagler. 

WAGGONER,  H.  ISOM 

Of  Electric  Testing  Co.,  electrical 
experts,  350  Knoxville  Ave.  tel. 
M  4741 — res.  408  Fredonia  Ave.  tel. 
M  3080-1 — res.  of  P.  lOyrs. — Iowa 
State  College  '04— P.  Electrical  Club. 
Mrs.  Tressa  Waggoner. 


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WAGNER,  CHAS.  T. 

V.-Pres.  and  treas.  Kircher- Wagner 
Co.,  harness  and  supplies,  carriages 
and  wagons,  106  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  876— res.  304  S.  University  St. 
tel.  M  5562. 
Mrs.  Harriett  N.  Wagner. 

WAHLFELD,  AUGUST 

PreSi  Wahlfeld  Mfg.  Co.,  millwrights, 
1101  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  681— res. 
318  Parkside  Drive,  tel.  B  390— res. 
of  P.  30yrs. — int.  in  Fashion  Electric 
Garage — Mason,  Creve  Coeur  Club, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

WAHLFELD,  ERNEST  H. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Wahlfeld  Mfg.  Co., 
millwrights,  1101  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  681— res.  211  Moss  Ave.  tel. 
M  495— res.  of  P.  31yrs  — P.  Assn. 
of  Comm.,  Creve  Coeur  and  Rotary 
Clubs. 

WAHLFELD,  OTTO 

V.-Pres.  Wahlfeld  Mfg.  Co.,  mill, 
wrights,  1101  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  681. 
res.  213  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  4236, 
res.  of  P.  27yrs. — Creve  Coeur  Club- 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 

WALDO,  ERNEST  V. 

Mgr.  Nichols  &  Shepherd,  threshing 
machines,    419    N.    Water    St.    tel. 
M  1777— res.  616  Bradley  Ave.  tel. 
M  2480. 
Mrs.  Florence  C.  Waldo. 

WALKER,  EDW.  H. 

Pres.  Isaac  Walker  Hardware  Co., 
514  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  320— res. 
1216  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  110. 
native  of  P. — V.-Pres.  and  treas. 
Savings  Bank  of  Peoria,  director 
First  Natl.  Bank,  Creve  Coeur  and 
P.  Country  Clubs. 


WALKER,  CHESTER  E. 

Mgr.  Peoria  Casket  Co.,  211  Hamil- 
ton, tel.  M  539 — res.  Mayer  Hotel, 
tel.  M  1477 — res.  of  P.  one  yr. 
Mason. 

WALKER,  JOHN 

Of  Walker  &  Werner,  carriage  mfrs., 
207  Fayette,  tel.  M   1638— res.  411 
Linn  St.  tel.  B  521— res.  of  P.  34 
yrs.—  K.  P.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Clara  (Ulricb)  Walker. 

WALKER,  ROSS  F. 

Business  mgr.   Peoria  Journal.   Jeff. 
Bldg.  tel.  M  2000— res.   108  Ayres 
Ave.  tel.  M  4328. 
Mrs.  Nettie  M.  Walker. 

WALKER,  WM.  P. 

Of  W.  P.  Walker  Co.,  tailors,  223 
Jetf.  Bldg.  tel.  M  831— res.  717  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  1269. 

WALLACE,  ROSS  S. 

V.-Pres.  Central  111.  Light  Co.,  316 
S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3340— res.  216 
North  St.  tel.  B  577— res.  of  P.  15 
yrs. — U.  of  111. — Creve  Coeur,  and 
P.  Country  Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
American  Society  Mech.  Engineers. 

WALLIS,  ALFRED  W. 

Home  Builder,  208  N.  Glenwood 
Ave.  tel.  M  2132— res.  of  P.  lOyrs. 
Mason,  Eastern  Star,  Rotary  Club, 
P.  Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Minnie  (Bremer)  Wallis — East- 
ern Star,  Childs  Study  Club. 

WALSH,  JOHN  R. 

V.-Pres.  and  treas.  Daily  &  O'Brien, 
plumbing  and  heating,  322  S.  Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  711— res.  138  Rebecca 
St.  tel.  M  6845. 


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WALTER,  CHAS.  J. 

V.-Pres.  Amole  Soap  Co.,  119  S. 
Water  St.  tel.  M  510— res.  114  First 
Ave.  tel.  M  3665-1— res.  of  P.  32yrs. 
Mrs.  Anna  M.  (Luderman)  Walter. 

WASHBURN,  GEO.  U. 

Physician,  306  Masonic  Temple  Bldg. 
tel.  M  556— res.  219  Cooper  St.  tel. 
M  4529. 

Mrs.    Lena    Clare    Washburn — P. 
Women's  Club. 

WASSON,  I.  R. 

Lawyer,  915  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  972. 

WATTS,  W.  BEN 

Surgeon,  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat, 
201  Bryan  Bldg.  tel.  M  2418— res. 
212  N.  Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  M  3183-4. 
res.  of  P.  14yrs.— M.  D.,  Ph.  C. 
Asst.  Genl.  Med.  Exam.  B.  of  L.  F. 
&  E.,  Exam.  Physician  Metropolitan 
Life  Ins.  Co.  —  Mason  32°,  Childs 
Welfare  League,  M.W.A.,  R.N.A., 
M.W.W.,  O.E.S. 

Mrs.  Josephine  (Clinton)  Watts. 
Catholic  Women's  League,  M.W.W., 
R.N.A.,  Amat.  Mus.  Club,  director 
Peoria  Betterment  Assn.,  L.  S.  of  B. 
of  L.  F.  &  E.,  editor  Childs  Welfare 
Bulletin,  P.  Women's  Club,  Civic 
Federation,  O.  E.  S. — sum.  res.  Van 
Tassell,  Wyo. 

WAY,  MISS  LUCY  BOWEN 

Supervisor  of  Peoria  Kindergarten, 
res.  125  Clarke  Ave.  tel.  M  5017. 
P.  Women's  Club,  Women's  Teachers 
Club. 

WEAD,  SAMUEL  D. 

Master  in  Chancery,  3d  fl.  Court 
House,  tel.  M  5775— res.  206  Fred- 
onia  Ave.  tel.  M  1749— res.  of  P.  61 
yrs. — admitted  to  Bar  '73 — P.  County 
Bar  Assn. 
Mrs.  Grace  (Bestor)  Wead. 


WEATHERWAX,  WALTER  J. 

Dentist,  521  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  5979. 
res.    Roanoke    Apts.,    Roanoke    and 
Hamilton,  tel.  B  1296. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Weatherwax. 


WEBER,  FRANK  B. 

Cashier,  Savings  Bank  of  Peoria,  210 
S.   Adams  St.  tel.   M  961— res.   614 
N.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  4792. 
Mrs.  Florence  M.  Weber. 


WEBER,  GEO.  H. 

Physician  and  surgeon,  427  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  2145 — res.  108  Wisconsin  Ave. 
tel.  B  313— native  of  P.— M.  D. 
Louisville,  Ky.,  Med.  College  '00. 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties, Mason(Shrine),  K.P.,  D.O.K.K. 
Mrs.  Edna  (Comegys)  Weber — P. 
Women's  Club. 


WEERS,  MAJOR  H. 

Funeral  Director,  1314  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  5121— res.  of  P.  25yrs—  K.C., 
K.  P.,  M.W.A.,  Forresters,  Knights 
of  St.  John,  Liederkrantz,  St.  Joseph 
City,  St.  Boniface  Society. 
Mrs.  Eleanor  (Rothan)  Weers — Cath- 
olic Women's  League. 


WEIL,  ALBERT 

Physician  and  surgeon,  407  Jeff.  Bldg. 
tel.  M  1765 — res.  107  Roanoke  Ave. 
tel.  B  770— native  of  P.— Ph.  G. 
Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy  '84, 
M.  D.  Rush  Med.  College  '93. 
Local,  State  and  Natl.  Med.  Socie- 
ties, R.  R.  Surgeons  of  N.  Amer., 
Mason  (Shrine),  K.P.,  Creve  Coeur 
Club,  B.  P.  O.  E. 

Mrs.  Sarah  (Tuteur)  Weil— P.  Wo- 
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WEIL,  JOSEPH  A. 

Lawyer,  909  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  710. 
of    Weil    &    Bartley — res.    Jefferson 
Hotel,  tel.  M  70. 
Mrs.  Maud  S.  Weil. 

WEISENBORN,  CONRAD 

Of  Weisenborn  Land  Co.,  221  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  39— res.  405 
Hamilton,  tel.  M  5552. 

WEISENBORN,  OTTO  F. 

Of  Weisenborn  Land  Co.,  221  Cent. 
Natl.  Bank  Bldg.  tel.  M  39— res.  703 
Ravine  Ave.  tel.  B  308 — Pres.  Sanet 
Cedar  Co. 
Mrs.  Claudia  Weisenborn. 

WEISSER,  WM. 

Jewelry  &  Optical  Co.,  315  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  3655— res.  809  N.  Perry 
Ave.  tel.  M  6005. 
Mrs.  Carrie  Weisser. 

WELCH,  J.  R. 

Dentist,  325  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.   M   1241— res.   209   Archer  Ave. 
tel.  B  210. 
Mrs.  Albertina  Welch. 

WELTE,  CHAS.  F. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Welte  &  Wieting, 
jewelers,  112  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  1775— res.  112  Third  Ave.  tel. 
M  1597. 

WELTON,  CARROLL  B. 

Specialist,  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat, 
427  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  M  2145— res.  215 
Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  3763. 
Mrs.  Katherine  Welton. 

WERCKLE,  WM.  A. 

Agricultural  Implements,  113  N. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  873— res.  22  N. 
Garfield  Ave.  tel.  B  541-4— res.  of  P. 
66yrs. 


WERNER,  JOS.  P. 

Of  Walker  &  Werner  Carriage  and 
Auto  Mfrs.,  207  Fayette,  tel.  (both 
phones)  1638 — res.  919  Jackson  St. 
tel.  B  748— res.  of  P.  41yrs  —  K.  P., 
M.  W.  A.,  R.  N.  A.,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Rotary  Club. 

WETHERELL,  H.  R. 

Supt.  Heating  Dept.  Cent.  111.  Light 
Co.,  316  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  3340. 
res.  130  Thrush  Ave.  tel.  B  755. 
Mrs.  Jean  R.  Wetherell. 

WHEELER,  CHAS.  R. 

Pres.  The  First  Natl.  Bank,  210  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  134 — res.  380  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  131— res.  of  P.  65yra. 
Antioch  College,  Yellow  Springs,  O. 
Creve  Coeur,  P.  Country  and  I.V.Y. 
Clubs. 

WHEELER,  METELLUS  C.  W. 

Of  Wheeler  Bros.,  real  estate,  105  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  5585— res.  100 
Seventh  Ave.  tel.  M  3089. 

WHEELER,  PORTIUS  R. 

Of  Wheeler  Bros.,  real  estate,  105  S. 
Jeff.    Ave.    tel.    M    5585— res.    116 
Roanoke  Ave.  tel.  B  1963. 
Mrs.  Corine  V.  Wheeler. 

WHEELER,  MISS  VISA  B. 

Assistant  Librarian,  res.  411  Peoria 
Ave.  tel.  B  959-2— res.  of  P.  24yrs. 
Auction  Bridge  Club. 

WHEELER,  WM.  T. 

Of  Wheeler  Bros.,  real  estate,  105  S. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  5585— res.  722  Moss 
Ave.  tel.  M  5713. 
Mrs.  Nina  M.  Wheeler. 

WHEELOCK,  GEO.  R. 

Sec.  and  treas.  C.  E.  Wheelock  & 
Co.,  crockery  and  china,  214  S. 
Adams  St.  tel.  M  247— res.  259 
Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  1278. 


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WHEELOCK,  RALPH  W. 

Pres.  C.  E.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  crock- 
ery and  china,  214  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  247— res.  259  Randolph  Ave.  tel. 
B  1278. 


WHIPPLE,  FRED'K.  R. 

Veterinarian,  316  N.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  4215— res.  316  N.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M3683— res.  of  P.four  yrs .— M.D.V. 
Ex  U.S.  Govt.  Veterinarian,  M.W.A. 


WHITE,  CHAS.  F. 

Special  agt.   North-Western  Mutual 

Life   Ins.    Co.,    723   Jeff.    Bldg.   tel. 

M    112— res.    1118   Glen   Oak   Ave. 

tel.  B  1619. 

Mrs.  Julia  Proctor  White — Pres.  P. 

Equal   Suffrage   Assn.,    P.    Women's 

Club. 


WHITE,  WM.  C. 

Pres.  111.  Natl.  Bank,  228  S.  Adams 
St.  tel.  M  144— res.  906  Glen  Oak 
Ave.  tel.  B  732- Y— native  of  P. 
Creve  Coeur,  Rotary,  I.  V.  Y.,  and 
P.  Country  Clubs,  Bd.  of  Trade,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm.,  Chamber  of  Comm. 
Transportation  Club  and  Chicago 
Bankers  Club. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Bigham)  White, — P. 
Women's  Club  and  North  Peoria 
Women's  Club. 


WHITNEY,  CHAS.  O. 

Agt.  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.,  1118  Jeff. 
Bldg.   tel.   M   6082— res.    166   Fred- 
onia  Ave.  tel.  M  4450. 
Mrs.  Ina  C.  Whitney. 


WHITNEY,  E.  A. 

Mgr.  Hotel  Fey,  226  S.  Adams  St. 
tel.  M  1401. 


WHITNEY,  HARRY  H. 

Dept.  mgr.  Clarke  &  Co.,  dry  goods, 
102  S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  3528— res. 
210  Barker  Ave.  tel.  M  2459-2. 


WHITING,  WM.  T. 

Lawyer,  1003  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  6952— res.  115  North  St.  tel. 
B  1193— res.  of  P.  35yrs.— Mason, 
M.  W.  A. 


WICKERT,  HENRY  J. 

Mgr.  Cudahay  Packing  Co.,  123  S. 
Water  St.  tel  M  501— res.  523  Cali- 
fornia Ave. 


WICKLER,  JOHN  A. 

Mgr.   Peoria  Artificial  Ice  Co.,   920 
S.   Wash.   St.   tel.   M   936— res.  327 
Callender  Ave.  tel.  M  2641 — res.  of 
P.  19yrs. 
Mrs.  Frieda  L.  Wickler. 


WIESE,  HENRY  D. 

Prop.  Superior  Welding  Co.,  Hamil- 
ton and  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  M  5707. 
res.  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  tel.  M  5709. 


WIETING,  RICHARD 

Pres.  Welte  &  Wieting,  jewelers,  112 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  1775— res.  209 
Second  St.  tel.  M  2669-3. 
Mrs.  Jennie  Wieting. 

WIGGINS,  HORACE  L. 

Mgr.  Jefferson  Hotel,  cor.  Jeff,  and 
Liberty  Sts.  tel.  M  70 — res.  same, 
res.  of  P.  three  yrs. — int.  in  Jefferson 
Operating  Co.  and  Iowa  Operating 
Co.— Mason,  I.O.O.F.,  B.P.O.E.,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Mary  (Mooney)  Wiggins. 


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195 


WILDE,  WALTER  B. 

Pres.  and  treas.  Hart  Grain  Weigher 
Co.,  100  Eaton,  tel.  M  364— res. 
1409  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  145 — res. 
of  P.  15yrs. — int.  in  Hart  Foundry 
Co. — Creve  Coeur,  Automobile  and 
P.  Country  Clubs,  K.P.,  D.O.K.K, 
M.W.A.,  I.V.Y.  Club,  Mason(Shrine) 
Mrs.  Ethel  B.  Wilde. 


WILEY,  F.  P. 

Rubber  Stamps  and  Printing,  101  N. 
Monroe  St.  tel.  M  196— res.  1107  N. 
Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  2791— res.  of  P.  20 
yrs.— M.W.A.,  T.P.A. 
Mrs.  Gertrude  (Camp)  Wiley. 


WILKINS,  CHAS.  L. 

Pres.  and  mgr.  111.  Pump  and  Brass 
Co.,    205   Bridge   St.    tel.    M    1767. 
res.  404  Evans  Ave.  tel.  M  1718. 
Mrs.  Eleanor  E.  Wilkins. 


WILL,  OTHO  P. 

Physician,  603  Cent.  Natl.  Bank 
Bldg.  tel.  M  654— res.  204  Randolph 
Ave.  tel.  B  1547— res.  of  P.  34yrs. 
M.  D.  Rush  Med.  College— Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Grant)  Will. 


WILLCOX,  MRS.  MARY  L.  H. 

Widow  of  "Erastus  S."  10  Flora 
Ave.  tel.  M  2421— Women's  Christ- 
ian Home  Mission,  P.  Women's  Club, 
Friday  Club,  Civic  Federation. 

WILLET,  RAYMOND  C. 

Dentist,  512  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel.  633— res. 
104  Crescent  Ave.  tel.  M  6870. 
Mrs.    Sada   R.    Willet— P.    Women's 
Club. 


WILLIAMS,  WRIGHT  C. 

Physician,  specialist,  eye,  ear,  nose 
and  throat,  523  Jeff.  Bldg.  tel. 
M  845— res.  201  Rebecca  Place,  tel. 
M  3051. 

Mrs.  Esculine  R.  Williams — P.  Wo- 
men's Club. 


WILSON,  ARTHUR  W. 

Pres.    Wilson    Grocery   Co.,    800   S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3392— res.  1624  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1558. 
Mrs.  Laura  Wilson. 


WILSON,  CHAS.  L. 

V.-Pres.  Wilson  Grocery  Co.,  800  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3392— res.  1652  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  1499. 
Mrs.  Georgia  E.  Wilson. 


WILSON,  EARL  V. 

Director  Wilson  Grocery  Co.,  800  S. 
Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3392— res.  300  N. 
Douglas  St.  tel.  B  1068. 
Mrs.  Gladys  C.  Wilson. 


WILSON,  FRED.  L. 

Treas.     Wilson     Provision     Co.,     ft. 

South,   tel.    M   3435— res.    1025    N. 

Madison  Ave.  tel.  M  6632 — Rotary 

Club. 

Mrs.  Hazel  L.  Wilson. 


WILSON,  HUGH  E. 

Lawyer,  317  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  254— res.  315  Seventh  St.  tel. 
M  3280— res.  of  P.  six  yrs.— L.L.B. 
U.  of  111.  '09— P.  Bar  Assn.,  M.W.A. 
Psi  Upsilon. 


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WILTON,  JAMES  B. 

Sec.  J.  B.  Wilton  Bros.  &  Co.,  un- 
dertakers,   1304    S.    Adams    St.    tel. 
M    169— res.    928    Jackson    St.    tel. 
B  1894. 
Mrs.  Marjorie  Wilton. 

WILTON,  JOHN  BENNET 

Pres.  J.  B.  Wilton  Bros.  &  Co.,  Un- 
dertakers, 1304  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  169 — res.  218  Missouri  Ave.  tel. 
B  1469— res.  of  P.  31yrs.— Mason 
(Consistory),  I.O.O.F.,  K.P.,  D.O. 
K.K.,  M.W.A. 

Mrs.  Emma  Bennett  Wilton — P. 
Women's  Club,  Eastern  Star. 

WILTON,  RICHARD  S. 

V.-Pres.  J.  B.  Wilton  Bros.  &  Co., 
undertakers,  1304  S.  Adams  St.  tel. 
M  169— res.  609  Butler  St.  tel. 
M  6928— res.  of  P.  20yrs.— K.  P., 
K.  O.  T.  M.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Ethel  (Millison)  Wilton. 

WINTERS,  GEO.  W. 

Genl.  pass.  agt.  T.  P.  &  W.  Ry.  Co., 
Union    Station,    tel.    M    2972— res. 
1115  Knoxville  Ave.  tel.  B  1485. 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  Winters — P.  Women's 
Club. 

WINZELER,  JOHN  W. 

Pres.  Winzeler  Undertaking  Co.,  506 
Main  St.  tel.  M  658— res.  400  Sixth 
St.  tel.  M  942— res.  of  P.  14yrs. 
grad.  Brown's  Business  Coll. — Mason 
(Shrine,  Knight  Templar),  Creve 
Coeur,  Rotary  and  Kickapoo  Golf 
Clubs,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  Ret. 
Merch.  Assn.,  I.  V.  Y.  Club. 
Mrs.  Zella  E.  (Johnson)  Winzeler. 
P.  Women's  Club. 

WISSING,  THEODORE  B. 

Cashier  Dime  Savings  &  Trust  Co., 
119  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  4195— res. 
608  Fourth  St.  tel.  M  3679. 
Mrs.  Clothilde  Wissing. 


WITTICK,  WM.  A. 

Insurance,    905    Cent.    Natl.    Bank 

Bldg.  tel.  M  363— res.  Heading  Ave. 

tel.  M  4259. 

Mrs.  Francis  A.  Wittick — P.  Women's 

Club. 

WOLF,  JOSEPH  J. 

Druggist,     801     Lincoln     Ave.     tel. 
M   446— res.    803   Lincoln   Ave.   tel. 
M  6360— res.  of  P.  25yrs. 
Mrs.  Lottie  (Johnson)  Wolf. 

WOLF,  LOUIS  PH. 

Pres.   Peoria  Sonne   Publishing   Co., 
211    S.    Madison   Ave.    tel.    M    673. 
res.  218  Hillyer  Place,  tel.  M  3997. 
Mrs.     Augusta    Wolf — P.     Women's 
Club. 

WOLFENBARGER,  JAMES  B. 

Lawyer,  1123  Jeff.  Bldg.    tel.  M  1362. 

res.  101  N.  University   Ave.   tel.    M 

4413. 

Mrs.  Bertha  L.  Wolfenbarger. 

WOLFNER,  IRA  W. 

Asst.  treas.  and  purch.  agt.  National 
Cooperage  &  Wooden  ware  Co.,  2409 
S.  Wash.  St.  tel.  M  3000— res.  248 
Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  316. 

WOLFNER,  WM.  F. 

V.-Pres.  National  Cooperage  &  Wood- 
enware  Co.,  2409  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M3000— res.  143  High  St.  tel.  M502. 
res.  of  P.  34yrs. — Director  Commer- 
cial German  Natl.  Bank — Mason 
(Consistory,  Shrine),  Creve  Coeur, 
and  P.  Country  Clubs,  director  Proc- 
tor Hospital,  Associated  Charities, 
Betterment  Assn.,  Childs  Welfare 
and  Jewish  Charities. 
Mrs.  Sophia  Wolfner — rec.  d.  Tues. 
P.  Women's  Club,  As  You  Like  It, 
Mothers  Club,  Church  Sisterhood. 


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WOLTER,  BERNARD  G. 

Of  Wolter  Bros.,  produce  brokers, 
Wash,  and  Fulton  Sts.  tel.  M  4558. 
res.  715  Linn  St.  tel.  B  2337— native 
of  P. — int.  in  Varley  Wolter  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. — K.  C. 
Mrs.  Marian  (Strul)  Wolter. 

WOLTER,  WM.  C. 

Of  Wolter  Bros.,  produce  brokers, 
Wash,  and  Fulton  Sts.  tel.  M  4558. 
res.  715  Linn  St.  tel.  B  2337 — native 
of  P. — int.  in  Varley  Wolter  Co., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. — K.  C.,  P.  Assn. 
of  Comm. 
Mrs.  Leonore  (Schmidt)  Wolter. 

WOOD,  P.  J. 

Field  Sales  Mgr.  Cole  Motor  Co. 
1812  Main  St.  tel.  M  4208— res.  214 
N.  University,  tel.  B  1967— res.  of  P. 
three  years— E.E.  Ohio  State  U.  '04 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  University  Club,  P. 
Assn.  of  Comm. 


WOOD,  WM.  M. 

res.  115  N.  Garfield  Ave.  tel.  M5021. 
Mrs.  Laura  J.  Wood. 

WOODRUFF,  HON.  EDW.  N. 

Mayor  of  Peoria,  City  Hall,  tel. 
M  1015— res.  1026  N.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel. 
M  109 — native  of  P. — director  and 
asst.  treas.  Peoria  Life  Ins.  Co., 
pres.  Woodruff  Ice  Co.,  v.-pres. 
Peoria  Tent  &  Awning  Co. — Mason 
(32nd  deg.,  Shrine),  I.O.O.F.,  B.P. 
0.  E.,  M.  W.  A. 
Mrs.  Anna  (Smith)  Woodruff. 

WOODWARD,  HARRY  J. 

Pres.     Allaire     Woodward     &     Co., 
chemists,   110  Main  St.  tel.  M  289. 
res.  426  Moss  Ave.  tel  M  5435. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Woodward. 


WOOKEY,  ALONZO 

Of  Wookey  &  Co.,  pianos  and  music, 
414  Main  St.  tel.  M  38— res.  412  W. 
McClure  St.  tel.  B  2042. 
Mrs.    Hattie    (Zinser)    Wookey — P. 
Women's  Club. 

WOOLNER,  ADOLPH 

Mgr.   Woolner  Distilling  Co.,  ft.   of 
Spellman,     tel.     M     3418— res.     439 
Moss  Ave.  tel  M  2818. 
Mrs.  Esther  M.  Woolner. 

WOOLNER,  EDW.  S. 

Sec.  treas.  and  genl.  mgr.  Union 
Brewing  Co.,  1700  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  505— res.  219  S.  Elizabeth  St.  tel. 
M  2298— native  of  P.— int.  in  Polar 
Ice  &  Fuel  Co.,  Regis  Jobbing  Co. 
U.  of  111.— Mason,  K.  P.,  P.  Assn.  of 
Comm.,  Bd.  of  Trade. 

WOOLNER,  SAMUEL,  JR. 

Pres.  Woolner  Distilling  Co.,  ft.  of 
Spellman,  tel.  M  3418— res.  640 
Moss  Ave.  tel.  M  2473 — int.  in 
Union  Brewing  Co. — Cornell  U. — Bd. 
of  Trade,  Creve  Coeur  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs,  111.  Athletic  Club,  Chicago. 
Mrs.  Martha  (Moses)  Woolner. 

WOOLNER,  WM.  B. 

Sec.  and  treas.  Woolner  Distilling 
Co.,  ft.  of  Spellman,  tel.  M  3418. 
res.  140  High  St.  tel.  M  1274— int. 
in  Union  Brewing  Co. — Automobile, 
Creve  Coeur,  Kickapoo  Golf  and  P. 
Country  Clubs. 

WORTHINGTON,  HON.  N.  E. 

Judge  Circuit  Court,  3rd  floor  Court 
House,   tel.   M    198— res.    124   Flora 
Ave.  tel.  B   1160— res.  of  P.  55yrs. 
Alleghany  College. 
Mrs.  Sara  E.  (Fowkes)  Worthington. 


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WYATT,  WALTER 

Physician  (practice  limited  to  disease 
and  surgery  of  the  eyes  and  fitting 
glasses),  311  Cent.  Natl.  Bank  Bldg. 
tel.  M  3877— res.  221  N.  University 
St.  tel.  M  3572— M.  D.  111.  Med. 
College,  Chicago  '03 — Trustee  and 
member  Med.  Staff  Deaconess  Home 
ajid  Hospital,  director  Farmers  Loan 
&  Homestead  Assn. — Mason  (32nd 
deg.,  Knight  Templar,  Shrine),  Creve 
Coeur  Club,  State  and  Natl.  Med. 
Societies,  Hale  Memorial,  Bd.  of 
Education. 
Mrs.  Jessie  (Eury)  Wyatt. 


WYCKOFF,  CHAS.  T. 

Professor  Bradley  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, tel.  M  935— res.  216  S.  Glen- 
wood  Ave.  tel.  M  1840 — res.  of  P.  18 
yrs.— Ph.D.  U.  of  Chicago. 
Mrs.  Georgia  (Baker)  Wyckoff — As 
You  Like  It  and  College  Clubs. 

WYND,  JOHN  CLEMENT 

Pres.  John  C.  Wynd  Co.,  shoes,  319 
S.  Adams  St.  tel.  M  880— res.  1414 
Columbia  Terrace,  tel.  M  3420 — res. 
of  P.  35yrs. — Bank  Director — Creve 
Coeur  Club,  P.  Assn.  of  Comm.,  As- 
sociated Charities. 

Mrs.  Emily  Lorraine  (Moreleaux) 
Wynd — Amat.  Mus. 


YOUNGLOVE,  TRUMAN  M. 

Of  Younglove  &  Singer,  jewelers,  420 
Main  St.  tel.  M  3533— res.  620  N. 
Glen  Oak  Ave.  tel.  B  2371. 


YUNKER,  G.  E. 

Lumber,  1612  S.  Wash.  St.  tel.MlH. 
res.  411  S.  University  St. — res.  of  P. 
eight  yrs. — K.  P. 


YUNKER,  G.  H. 

Lumber,  1612  S.  Wash.  St.  tel. 
M  114— res.  2228  N.  Madison  Ave. 
res.  of  P.  llyrs  —  K.  P. 


ZELLER,  GEO.  A. 

Physician,  alienist,  res.  Jefferson 
Hotel,  tel.  M  70— res.  of  P.  17yrs. 
M.  D.  St.  Louis  Med.  College  79, 
Post  grad.  Europ.  Clinics — Local, 
State  and  Natl.  Med.  Societies. 
Mason,  Creve  Coeur,  and  P.  Coun- 
try Clubs. 
Mrs.  Sophia  (Kline)  Zeller. 

ZIEGLER,  FRANK 

Of  Ziegler  Co.,  undertakers  and  em- 
balmers,  307  S.  Jeff.  Ave.  tel.  M  188. 
res.  270  Randolph  Ave.  tel.  B  1785. 
Mrs.    Abigail    Y.    Ziegler— P.    Wo- 
men's Club. 


ZIMMERMAN,  G.  F.  D. 

Lawyer,  319  Main  St.  tel.   M   585. 
of  McRoberts,   Morgan   &   Zimmer- 
man—res. 801  Linn  St.  tel.  B  1005. 
Mrs.  Julia  Zimmerman. 

ZIMMERMAN,  ALBERT 

Drugs  and  Kodak  Shop,   319  Main 
St.   tel.   M   233— res.    1101    N.   Jeff. 
Ave.  tel.  M  1817. 
Mrs.  Christine  Zimmerman. 

ZWEIFEL,  JOHN  C. 

Mgr.  J.  C.  Proctor  Lumber  Co.,  212 
N.  Wash.  St.  tel.   M   146— res.  707 
Butler  St.  tel.  M  2255-3. 
Mrs.  Minnie  K.  Zweifel. 


CLASSIFIED  INDEX 


Use  in  Connection  with  Index  in  Front  Part  of  Book. 


ACCOUNTANTS 

Hurt,  Egbert  N. 
Geiger,  Gilbert  B. 
Gillig,  Casper  H. 
Hamilton,  Porter 
Pratt,  Edw.  A. 

ADVERTISING 

Batchelder,  Mark  D. 
Bowen,  Eugene  R. 
Brock,  Oral  A. 
Goebel,  J.  P. 
Lowe,  Frank  H. 
Morgan,  Harry  T. 
Pomeroy,  Wm.  C. 
Smith,  Sidney  F. 

AGENTS 

Hall,  Chas.  H. 
Roberts,  John  A.  G. 

ARCHITECTS 

Day,  Warren  W. 
Emerson,  Frank  N. 
Harris,  Alfrred  W. 
Hewitt,  Herbert  Edmund 
Hotchkiss,  Robert  J. 
Hulsebus,  B.  L. 
Kiefer,  Albert 
King,  John  F.,  Jr. 
Klein,  F.  J. 
Reeves,  Wm.  H. 

ART  GLASS 

Johnson,  Hjalmar 
Morgan,  R.  J. 
Thiemann,  Edw.  A. 

AUTHORS 

Fitch,  Geo. 

Smith,  William  Hawley 

AUTOMOBILES 

Bartholomew,  A.  Y. 
Bartholomew,  John  B. 
Bennett,  Wm.  R. 
Coyner.  Chas.  E. 


Ehresman,  J.  E. 
Fullmer,  Geo.  P. 
Johnston,  W.  E. 
Luthy,  Godfrey  G. 
Metzger,  Chas.  T. 
Morris,  A.  J. 
Myers,  Chas.  A. 
Pinkerton,  Harry  B. 
Porter,  Clare 
Robison,  Leslie  J. 
Russ,  Harry  B. 
Tjaden,  Charles  W. 
Travis,  Rollen 
Turner,  Chas.  L. 
Vaughan,  Frank  C. 
Wood,  P.  J. 

AUTOMOBILE  SUPPLIES 

Fitch,  Robert  Hogens 
Graham,  Lester  E. 
Graham,  Robert  F. 
Seltzer,  Leonard  M. 

AWNINGS,  TENTS,  ETC. 

Bigham,  David  L. 
Bigham,  Herbert  C. 

BAKERS 

Christoffel,  Emil 
Gmelich,  J.  C. 
Hirt,  Clifford  I. 
Trefzger,  Chas. 

BANKERS 

Addison,  Albert  H. 
Anicker,  Chas.  H. 
Anthony,  Clifford  M. 
Arnold,  John  J. 
Belsley,  Ray  J. 
Blossom,  Fred'k.  F. 
Bush,  Geo.  M. 
Chuse,  Marion  X. 
Curtiss,  Geo.  W. 
Dennis,  Herbert  R. 
Denzler,  John 
Finley,  John 
Forney,  David 


Gish,  Wm.  Miles 
Gregg,  Phillip  Howard 
Harsch,  C.  F. 
Hazzard,  Wm. 
Kneer,  Edw.  X. 
Luthy,  Ferd. 
McDougal,  Thomas  D. 
McDowall,  John  W. 
McKibben,  Gilbert  M. 
McMurray,  Geo.  E. 
Mead,  Berne  M. 
Paddock,  John  C. 
Puterbaugh,  Leslie  D. 
Schwab,  Herman  C. 
Seehass,  Chas.  J. 
Stone,  William  E. 
Strause,  Edgar  A. 
Ulrich,  Chas.  E. 
TJlrich,  Henry  W. 
Ulrich,  Robert  V. 
Weber,  Frank  B. 
Wheeler,  Chas.  R. 
White,  Wm.  C. 
Wissing,  Theodore  B. 

BARBER  SUPPLIES 

Metzger,  Emil 
Schneider,  John,  Jr. 

BOOK  BINDERS 

Mitchell,  Rodney 

BOTTLING  WORKS 

Singer,  Henry 

BREWERS 

Ballance,  Willis  H.,  Jr. 
Cockle,  C.  S. 
Costello,  Wm.  P. 
Leisy,  Edw.  C. 
Woolner,  Edw.  S. 

BRICK 

Carter,  Fred'k.  R. 
Dering,  M. 
Kanne,  Albin  H. 
Kanne,  Geo.  C. 


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BROKERS 

Boyd,  Samuel  B. 
Jones,  Chas.  S. 
Keevers,  Joseph 
Kreis,  Otto 
McDougal,  Chas.  B. 
Seaton,  Ross  P. 
Wolter,  Bernard  G. 
Wolter,  Wm.  C. 

BUILDERS'  SUPPLIES 

Schmoeger,  Harry  J. 
Schmoeger,  William  G. 

CAPITALISTS 

Clark,  Charles  D. 
Clarke,  Robert  D. 
Griswold,  Nathaniel  L. 
Smith,  Col.  Frederick^. 

CARRIAGE     AND     WAGON 
MFRS. 

Fisher,  Harry  W. 
Wagner,  Chas.  T. 
Walker,  John 
Werner,  Jos.  P. 

CEREALS 

Brons,  Fred  J. 

CHEMISTS 

Beagle,  N.  R. 
Morris,  Omer  A. 

CIGARS 

Allen,  Fred  J.  W. 
Dersch,  Gustav  A. 
Large,  Frank  H. 
Lewis,  Wm.  T. 
Newman,  Henry  «5 
Newman,  Milton  G. 
Sprenger,  Fred.  C. 

CLEANING  AND  DYEING 

Shanemeyer,  E.  R. 
Shanemeyer,  Wm.  F. 
Spangler,  Geo.  Minor 

CLOTHIERS 

Bloom,  Jacques 
Given,  Harry  H. 


Goldstein,  Alfred 
Jobst,  Jacob  J. 
Jobst,  Richard  V. 
Miller,  John  L. 
Muchmore,  Allen  W. 
Muchmore,  Geo.  S. 
Mulford,  Wm.  S. 
O'Brien,  J.  J. 
Schradzki,  Albert 
Schradzki,  Ick 
Tinan,  John  F. 

COAL 

Bontjes,  John  H. 
Case,  Morriss  E. 
Clark,  Geo.  Arthur 
Clark,  Horace 
Cutter,  Chas.  Chester 
Cutter,  Weston 
Ditewig,  Geo.  A. 
Dooley,  E.  J. 
Dooley,  E.  P. 
Dooley,  James  B. 
Dooley,  Richard  A. 
Horan,  D.  E. 
Horan,  E.  M. 
Kingsbury,  John  H. 
Kinsey,  Howard 
Lynch,  Henry  W." 
McElwee,  James 
McMaster,  Archibald  T. 
Moffat,  Edw.  A. 
Nicol,  Wm.  W. 
Off,  Chas.  J. 
Off,  Clifford 
Off,  Robert  T. 
Off,  Walter 

Ottenheimer,  Clifford  H. 
Robinson,  H.  A. 
Rutherford,  Bruce 
Sharon,  Richard  O. 
Sholl,  Henry  S. 
Sholl,  James  M. 
Sholl,  Samuel  V. 
Thompson,  J.  S. 
Tyson,  John  M. 
Valleau,  John  D. 

COMM.   MERCHANTS 

Fifer,  Chas.  M. 
Finch,  Louis  W. 
Meister,  John  G. 
Tolson,  Allen  B. 

CONCRETE 

Hoerr,  Chris 


CONFECTIONERY 

Gmelich,  J.  C. 
Lucas,  Chas.  W. 

CONTRACTORS 

Allen,  Arthur  W. 
Allen,  W.  M. 
Correll,  Charles  T. 
Ebaugh,  Wm.  H. 
Jobst,  Geo.  J. 
Jobst,  Rudolph 
Jobst,  Valentine,  Jr. 
Jobst,  Valentine,  Sr. 
Kleene,  Herman  C. 
Millard,  Wm. 
Myers,  Douglas  A. 
Thompson,  A.  D. 
Wallis,  Alfred  W. 

COOPERAGE 

Kahn,  Edgar  J. 
Oppenheim,  L.  S. 
Oppenheim,  N.  B. 
Rosenow,  Max 
Ryan,  David  C. 
Wolfner,  Ira  W. 
Wolfner,  Wm.  F. 
Woodward,  Harry  J. 


CORDAGE 

Heidrich,  Arthur  G. 
Heidrich,  Edward  C. 
Heidrich,  Frank  A. 

CRACKER  MFR. 

Thomas,  A.  V. 

CROCKERY 

Brown,  Harrison  M. 
Callahan,  B.  G. 
Pfeiffer,  Ernest  C. 
Pfeiffer,  Frederich  H. 
Reitz,  Fred'k.  L. 
Roth,  John  H. 
Todhunter,  Chas.  H. 
Wheelock,  Geo.  R. 
Wheelock,  Ralph  W. 

DECORATORS 

Bush,  Edw.  J. 
Bush,  John  A. 


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DENTISTS 

Baldwin,  Dennison  H. 
Biggs,  G.  C. 
Brownell,  Claude  B. 
Coe,  Thomas  C. 
Coney,  Joseph  P. 
Daniels,  Richard  H. 
Graber,  Robert  L. 
Johnston,  Wm.  A. 
Luthringer,  J.  P. 
McCorkle,  E.  J.  H. 
Murdoch,  J.  C. 
Peters,   C.  Frank 
Peterson,  A.  C. 
Smith,  Arthur  G. 
Smith,  C.  M. 
Snowden,  Leroy 
Sweeney,  Daniel  D. 
Trinkaus,  J.  L. 
Weatherwax,  Walter  J. 
Welch,  J.  R. 
Willet,  Raymond  C. 

DEPARTMENT  STORES 

Bergner,  Aaron  H. 
Bergner,  John  V. 
Bergner,  P.  A. 
Block,  Carl  C. 
Block,  Hajo  H. 
Bush.  Frank  H. 
Clarke,  Samuel  M. 
Kuhl,  Theodore  g 
Martin,  Isaac  N.'tj 
Schwentser,  Wm.'_H. 
Smith,  Walter  T." 

DISTILLERS 

Baer,  John  V. 
Cahill,  Frank  T. 
Casey,  Peter 
Field,  Ralph  M.f] 
Hull,  Wm.  E.     ^ 
Lovelace,  Thomas  G. 
McKenzie,  Wm.^E. 
Parry,  Wm.  S.  ^3 
Rich,  Wm.  H.    ^ 
Woolner,  Adolph  \ 
Woolner,  Samuel,  Ji. 
Woolner,  Wm.  B.j 

DRESSMAKING  AND 
TAILORING 

Anderson,  N.  C. 
Foley,  Mrs.  Julia 
Mokler,  Mrs.  L.  B. 
Stephens,  Mrs.  Mary 


DRUGGISTS 

Birks,  Fred'k.  M. 
Birks,  John 
Case,  Ensley  J. 
Case,  Geo.  W. 
De  Kroyft,  Fred'k.  M. 
Du  Mars,  Eliot  C. 
Fritsche,  Paul  R. 
Grant,  Samuel  C. 
Kinney,  Garret  De  F. 
Lacey,  Wm.  D. 
Le  Mieux,  L.  M. 
McDougal,  Robert  D. 
Nichols,  Frank  M. 
Snider,  David  S. 
Snider,  Ralph  W. 
Sutliff,  Warren 
Tapping,  Arthur  J. 
Wolf,  Joseph  J. 
Zimmerman,  John  C. 

DRY  GOODS 

Fischer,  Frank 
Fischer,  Julius 
Phillips,  Lee  J. 
Martin,  Isaac  N. 
Szold,  Jacob 

EDITORS 

Griffith,  A.  T. 
Maxwell,  W.  Kee 
Oakley,  Seymour  A. 
Pindell,  H.  M. 
Stone,  Fred  A. 

EDUCATORS 

Albert,  M.  S.  Brother 
Beasley,  Alfred  W. 
Beecher,  Howard  B. 
Bennett,  Charles  A. 
Burgess,  Theodore  C. 
Comstock,  Clarence  Elmer 
Evans,  Fred'k.  H. 
Hayes,  John  Arleigh 
Lyman,  Shubal  D. 
MacClyment,  Geo. 
Packard,  W. 
Schirer,  Benj.  F. 
Wyckoff,  Chas.  T. 

ELECTRICAL    CONTR. 

Brainard,  Chas.  D. 
Crawley,  A.  H. 
Lockey,  David  H. 
Lockwood,  James 


Seitz,  E. 

Sayles,  H.  Whitman 
Van  Nuys,  Louis  B. 
Waggoner,  H.  Isom 

ENGINEERS 

Beasley,  Harry  E. 
Eckert,  Orlando  M. 
Hegler,  Lawrence  W. 
Hoppin,  Chas.  A. 
Miller,  Edw.  N. 

ENGINES 

Stewart,  Carl  A. 
Turnbull,  Wm. 

ENGRAVERS 

Belden,  R.  M. 
Dulzer,  Chas.  F. 
Maher,  Roland  L. 

EXECUTIVE  SECRETARIES 

Evans,  Willis 
Heer,  Samuel  G. 
Ireland,  W.  O. 
Lofgren,  John  R. 
McKinzie,  Miss  E. 

FARM  IMPLEMENTS 

Avery,  George  Luzerne 
Baker,  Hundley  B. 
Baker,  Murray  M. 
Belck,  J.  M. 
Boynton,  Ray  J. 
Coffman,  Harry  A. 
Cole,  E.  A. 
Dodd,  J.  Ellis 
Hackshaw,  F.  C. 
Hartley,  Arthur  J. 
Herschel,  Paul  E.,  Sr. 
Herschel,  R.  H.,  Jr. 
Herschel,  R.  H.,  Sr. 
Hildebrandt,  Geo. 
Huntley,  Raymond  D. 
Kingman,  Walter  B. 
Kinroos,  John  W. 
Pattison,  Clarence  A. 
Peterson,  Chas.  H. 
Roby,  Luther  E. 

FLORISTS 

Loveridge,  Chas. 
Rue,  Frank  E. 
Siebenthal,  Otto  Von 


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FLOUR  MILLERS 

GROCERS  (Wholesale) 

ICE  CREAM 

Atwood,  Hinckley  G. 

Bethard,  Douglas  H. 

Fromme,  H.  B. 

De  Haven,  J.  B. 

Bradley,  Giles  H. 

Roszell,  James  D. 

Gardner,  Roscoe  G. 

Crehore,  Edw.  F. 

Gift,  Chas.  H. 

Fahnestock,  Howard  R. 

Gift,  Frank  H. 

Fulks,  Chas.  E. 

ICE  AND  FUEL 

Kruse,  G.  H. 

Fulks,  Geo.  W. 

Becker,  D. 

Murphy,  Joseph  M. 

Jobst,  Carl 

Behrends,  D.  H. 

Lindsay,  Wm.  M. 

Behrends,  J.  G. 

McCoy,  Andrew  L. 

Behrends,  M.  G. 

FURNITURE 

Meals,  Chas.  A. 

DetweUler,  Thos.  H. 

Avery,  Frank  E. 

Millard,  Geo.  P. 

Godel,  Frank  F. 

Avery,  Fred'k.  H. 

Oakford,  Aaron  S. 

Godel,  Walter  E. 

Beyer,  Frank  A. 

Oakford,  A.  Wilson 

Wickler,  John  A. 

Braverman,  A. 

Reeve,  Milo  E. 

Bulach,  Anton  G. 

Roberts,  W.  T. 

INSURANCE 

Day,  Wm.  H. 
Day,  Wm.  P. 
Gares,  James  E. 
Heffner,  John  L. 
Miller,  Wm.  H. 

Wilson,  Arthur  W. 
Wilson,  Chas.  L. 
Wilson,  Earl  U. 
Wilson,  Fred  L. 

Augustine,  Otto  H. 
Becker,  Ray  O. 
Bourke,  Walter  C. 
Casey,  James  J. 

Schleicher,  John  E. 

Challis,  Arthur  H. 

Schleicher,  Omer  R. 
Teeter,  E.  Charles 

HARDWARE 

Emerson,  Geo.  F. 

Cremer,  Chas. 
Fisher,  Chester  Owen 
Furst,  Alexander  J. 

FURRIER 

Profitlich,  J.  B. 

Harms,  Geo.,  Jr. 
Heald,  Chas.  P. 
Heyle,  Wm.  F. 
Hunter,  James  A. 
Jack,  Frank  H. 

Furst,  Washington  T. 
Goodfellow,  Guy  C. 
Hatfield.  Stephen  K. 
Howes,  Louis  A. 
Ireland,  Clifford 

GASOLINE 

Johnson,  Chas. 

Keene,  John  E. 

Sweney,  Bruce  T. 

Johnson,  E.  E. 

Kellogg,  Howard  D. 

Sweney,  Guy  Irvine 

Johnson,  P.  A. 
Johnson,  Wm. 

McClintick,  Wm. 
May,  Emmett  C. 

GRAIN 

Cornelison,  Wm.  T. 
Dalton,  John 
Dewey,  Wm.  H. 
Dewey,  W.  W. 
Grier,  Thomas  Atherton 

Kenny,  James  B. 
Look,  Wm.  E. 
Meyer,  Geo.  F. 
Pfeifer,  M. 
Smith,  Frank  E. 
Walker,  Edw.  H. 

Mayer,  Adolph  J. 
Maynard,  Chas.  A. 
Misner,  Chas.  H. 
Newbeny,  Albert  W. 
Ottenheimer,  Samuel  L. 
Patterson,  Henry  O. 

McClure,  Eugene  S. 
McFadden,  G.  C. 
Miles,  Benjamin  E. 
Miles,  Chas.  C. 
Miles,  Grant  M. 

HIDES 

Budden,  Herman  O. 
Faber,  Frederick  H. 

Pattison,  Geo.  B. 
Reagan,  Geo.  W. 
Reyburn,  Walter  S. 
Rosenberg,  S.  C. 
Scherer,  Geo.  A. 

Miles,  Joseph  C. 
Miles,  Philo  B. 

HOG  POSTS 

Sprague,  Loyal  T.,  Jr. 
Springston,  Henry  C. 

Miles,  Wm.  S. 

Beckwith,  C.  E. 

Steele,  H.  Fred 

Moore,  Newton  R. 

Lowes,  Ralph  C. 

Swanson,  Gus  R. 

Pursley,  Thos.  J. 

Tobias,  Ezra 

Ridge,  Jesse  H. 
Speers,  James  A. 

HOTELMEN 

Tobias,  Walter  B. 
Van  Arsdale,  Wm.  T. 

Tyng,  Alexander  G. 

Buchanan,  Chas.  S. 

Vance,  Clark  C. 

Mayer,  Wm.  H. 

Velde,  Henry  F. 

Van  Sandt,  Ralph 

Wachenheimer,  Jacob 

GROCERS  (Retail) 

Vaughn,  C.  T. 

White,  Chas.  F. 

Saugenberger,  Casper 

Whitney,  E.  A. 

Whitney,  Chas.  O. 

Smith,  O.  F. 

Wiggins,  Horace  L. 

Wittick,  Wm.  A. 

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INVESTMENTS 

Carson,  Geo.  F. 
Causey,  Walter  G. 
Cunningham,  Frank  O. 
Dolan,  Oliver  J. 
Macy,  Jay  K. 
Ryan,  Patrick 
Scherrer,  Joseph 
Ulrich,  Nicholas 

IRON  WORKS 

Erkers,  Herman  J. 
Forbes,  Andrew  G. 
Forbes,  Geo.  A. 
Lucas,  Hugo 
Oltmanns,  Herman 
Oltmanns,  Bernhardt  J. 
Schilling,  Michael  H. 
Schmidt,  Chas.  J. 
Weisser,  Wm. 
Welte,  Chaa.  F. 

JEWELERS 

Bahni,  Fred  J. 
Crawford,  Chas.  L. 
Goldstein,  Harry  M. 
Hofstetter,  August 
Lewis,  James  C.,  Jr. 
Singer,  Louis 
Welte,  Chas.  F. 
Wieting,  Richard 
Younglove,  Truman  M. 

LANDSCAPE  ARTIST 

Le  Sure,  Chas.  S. 

LAUNDRY 

Clarkson,  Chester  D. 
Gushing,  Mrs.  Lena  O. 
Freeman,  Geo.  B. 
Kennedy,  Geo.  T. 
Onken,  Bernard  H. 
Onken,  Edwin  S. 
Randall,  Albert 
Simmons,  Geo.  F. 

LAWYERS 

Abersol,  E.  J. 
Barnes,  C.  N. 
Bartley,  Joseph  F. 
Beasley,  Geo.  K. 
Behrmann,  Carl 
Birkett,  Clyde  R. 
Burton,  Geo.  W. 
Cameron,  Glen  J. 
Cameron,  James  A. 
Campbell,  Geo.  W. 
Clinch,  Hon.  Walter  A. 
Covey,  Delbert,  A. 


Covey,  Ira  J. 
Cowan,  David  J. 
Dailey,  Hon.  John 
Daily,  J.  E. 
Dallwig,  Paul 
Dutch,  Chas.  C. 
Eagleton,  L.  O. 
Elliott,  John  M. 
Evans,  Winslow 
Graff,  Joseph  V. 
Hall,  Frank  A. 
Hamilton,  E.  Bentley 
Harding,  E.  E. 
Henry,  Edward  N. 
Heyl,  Clarence  W. 
Hinckle,  Luther  C. 
Hornbacher,  Isaac  M. 
Hunter,  Jay  T. 
Ireland,  Clifford 
Irwin,  Wm.  T. 
Jack,  Robert  P. 
Jack,  Wm. 
Jochem,  Geo.  J. 
Keithly,  Arthur 
Kimmel,  Chas.  A. 
Kirk,  Walter  B. 
Lovett,  Robert  H. 
McCabe,  Edw.  D. 
McConnick,  Robert  N. 
McCulloch,  Edw.  D. 
McGrath,  Shelton  F. 
McNemar,  Christian  E. 
McRoberts,  Wm.  G. 
Mansfield,  Henry 
Maple,  Joseph  W. 
Miles,  Chas.  V. 
Miller,  Frank  T. 
Miller,  Harry  S. 
Moore,  Wm.  H. 
Morgan,  Harry  Dale 
Niehaus,  Hon.  John  M. 
O'Hern,  Chas.  V. 
Otman,  Arthur  M. 
Page,  Geo.  T. 
Page,  Gerald  H. 
Pratt,  Henry  E. 
Radley,  Richard  H. 
Rennick,  Percival  G. 
Rousseau,  Augustin  V.  D. 
Schnebly,  Merrill  Isaac 
Scholes,  Robert 
Scully,  John  C. 
Shurtliff,  Geo.  A. 
Slemmons,  Wilbert  I. 
Starr,  Judson 
Stone,  Hon.  Claude  U. 
Stone,  Hon.  Clyde  E. 


Sucher,  Geo.  B. 
Sutherland,  L.  E. 
Tefft,  W.  V. 
Todd,  Hiram 
Wasson,  I.  R. 
Wead,  Samuel  D. 
Weil,  Joseph  A. 
Whiting,  Wm.  T. 
Wilson,  Hugh  E. 
Wolfenbarger,  James  B. 
Worthington,  Hon.  N.  E. 
Zimmerman,  G.  F.  D. 

LEATHER  FINDINGS 

Chuse,  Ferdinand 
Engstrom,  C.  L. 
Engstrom,  Chas.  V. 
Kroenlein,  Fred'k.  G. 

LIGHTNING  RODS 

Moore,  Eli  V. 
Struthers,  Reuben  F. 

LOAN  AND  HOMESTEAD 

Forbes,  John  D. 
Ford,  Wm.,  Jr. 
Fritze,  James  P. 
Meals,  B. 

Millard,  Filmore 
Rambo,  John  C. 

LOCKSMITHS 

Eaton,  E.  P. 
Eaton,  Wm.  Perry. 

LUMBER 

Bartlett,  Wm.  C. 
Knetzger,  Chas. 
Lee,  David  S. 
Mackemer,  Walter  J. 
Proctor,  Joseph  A. 
Stone,  Harry  C. 
Yunker,  G.  E. 
Yunker,  G.  H. 
Zweifel,  John  C. 

MACHINE    WORKS    AND 
FOUNDRY 

Alexander,  Robert  H. 
Armstrong,  James  C. 
Banvard,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Fitzgerald,  James  T. 
Fitzgerald,  M.  E. 
Hadank,  Joseph  F. 
Hazen,  E.  B. 
Kasjens,  Jacob  G. 
Kinsey,  Warren 
Smith,  E.  M. 


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MANAGERS 

Montier,  Andrew  G. 

Solzenstein,  Sol  C. 

Aubertine,  F.  L. 

Morgan,  Henry  B. 

Walter,  Chas.  J. 

Baker.  Hundley  B. 

Motherwell..  Lee  R. 

Becker,  O.  F. 

Murphy,  James  E. 

MANUFACTURERS'  ACTS. 

Nathan,  Chas. 

Blair,  Thomas  H. 

Neilson,  John  T. 

Foster,  Frank  H. 

Bradley,  Giles  H. 

Nelson,  N.  J. 

Kircher,  Henry  F. 

Buchanan,  Chas.  S. 

Off,  Chas.  J. 

Slevin,  Gene 

Buckwell,  Thomas  D. 

Persons,  Wm.  E. 

Slevin,  Spaulding 

Cahill,  Frank  T. 

Powell,  Harry  M. 

Casey,  Peter 

Powers,  Geo.  C. 

MEATS 

Christoffel,  Emil 
Coffman,  Harry  H. 
Collins,  W.  C. 

Price,  J.  E. 
Price,  S.  B. 
Prochazka,  Milo 

Sehmer,  Chas. 
Sehmer,  Walter  C. 

Conzclman,  W.  J. 

Riggs,  John  H. 

Cutter,  Weston 

Ringness,  Henry 

MILLINERS 

Dodd,  J.  Ellis 

Roberts,  C.  E. 

Arscott,  Mrs.  Jessie  L. 

Eibek,  Thomas  S. 

Roberts,  Ernest  B. 

Butterfield,  Edw. 

Ells,  Zurah  D. 

Roberts,  N.  E. 

Leahy,  Miss  Ella 

Evans,  Frank  M. 

Robertson,  Paul  F. 

Field,  Ralph  M. 
Frankel,  Harry  A. 
Frederick,  Merril  L. 
Fritz,  Wm. 
Gilbert,  S.  R. 
Greenburg,  F. 
Grunert,  Louis  C. 
Gudekoontz,  J.  F. 
Hadfield,  Chas.  B. 
Hale,  Edw.  B. 
Hammond,  Wm.  M. 

Rolfe,  Dorwin  C. 
Roszell,  James  D. 
Rothan,  Chas.  J. 
Sammis,  Christopher  J. 
Schaeffer,  Edwin  G. 
Scherff,  Martin  W. 
Seeling,  Webster  E. 
Shaw,  Geo.  S. 
Shepherdson,  Warren  C. 
Sprenger,  Geo.  W. 
Stine,  Harry 

MILLWRIGHTS 

Beebe,  H.  C. 
Frantz,  T.  E. 
Hagerty,  Almon  S. 
Hagerty,  Robert  S. 
Resler,  Elmer  J. 
Rothan,  Geo.  J. 
Wahlfeld,  August 
Wahlfeld,  Ernest  H. 
Wahlfeld,  Otto 

Hardin,  Howard  I. 

Streibich.  Fred'k.  F. 

Hains,  John  H. 

Tanner,  Fred.  G. 

MONUMENTS 

Herman,  Charles  C. 

Taylor,  John  B. 

Frank,  Karl  H. 

Hixson,  E.  P. 
Hoag,  Mervin  A. 

Ter  Veen,  Jacob 
Trann,  John  L. 

Mellow,  Richard 
Merkle,  Chas.  F. 

Houser,  Martin  L. 

Treadway,  Geo.  C. 

Merkle,  John  H. 

Howard,  Wm. 

Turner,  Lee  R. 

Triebel,  Albert 

Hubsch,  Nick 

Vachon,  Louis  D. 

Triebel,  Otto 

Hull,  Wm.  E. 

Waldo,  Ernest  V. 

Huntley,  Raymond  D. 
Jones,  Har/y  S. 

Walker,  Chester  E. 
Walker,  Ross  F. 

MUSICIANS 

Keene,  John  E. 
Laidlaw,  Wm.  S. 

Whitney,  Harry  H. 
Wickert,  Henry  J. 

Cohen,  Sol. 
Gamber,  Henry  G. 

Lambert,  Wm.  H. 

Wickler,  John  A. 

Howe,  E.  Warren  K. 

Lindstrom,  Fred  P. 

Wilkins,  Chas.  L. 

Plowe,  Eugene 

Logan,  E.  B. 

Plowe,  Harold    £|j 

Lowe,  Frank  H. 
McMurtrie,  J.  W. 

MANUFACTURERS 

Rodgers,  Lewis  A. 
Runnells,  Harry^D. 

MacKnight,  Crawford 

Brayshaw,  Benjamin  W. 

Main,  Clinton  S. 
Maple,  Frank  A. 

Brayshaw,  Clarence  W. 
Brayshaw,  Walter  W. 

OFFICE    FURNITURE    AND 

Marshall,  Wm.  B. 

Dickson,  Victor  Heyl 

SUPPLIES 

Mathis,  Jacob  E. 

Gruensfelder,  C.  W. 

Espenschied,  A.  E. 

Mayer,  Wm.  H. 

Gruensfelder,  Phillip 

Jacquin,  Nicholas  J. 

Metzger,  Wm.  N. 

Kuck,  Henry  G. 

Schmitz,  Stephen  H. 

Michael,  Fred'k.  L. 

Nelson,  Lewen  R. 

Tripp,  Stephen  H.  •% 

Moberly,  W.  A. 

Salzenstein,  Albert  C. 

Ueberrheim,  Frank*H. 

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OPTOMETRISTS 

Berry,  O.  V. 
Bohanan,  Wm.  F. 
Bradley,  Edwin  H. 
De  Mure,  Chas.  O. 
Mills,  Albert  R. 
Sidley,  Fred'k.  K. 
Wyatt,  Walter 

ORIENTAL  ART  CRAFT 

Sleyman,  Albert  A. 

OSTEOPATHS 

Boyer,  Geo.  R. 
Thawley,  Edgar  A. 

PACKERS 

Buehler,  Christian 
Bush,  Wm.  C. 
Fuller,  Fred  T. 

PAINTS  AND  OILS 

Ellz,  Zerah  D. 
Kroos,  Edw.  R. 
Kroos,  Henry  W. 
Markley,  John  H. 

PAPER  (Wholesale) 

Blair,  Milton  C. 
Blair,  Thomas  H. 
Blair,  Wm.  G. 
Floreth,  Jacob  H. 
Streibich,  John  C. 

PATENT  ATTORNEYS 

Bean,  Geo.  T. 

La  Porte,  Chas.  W. 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

Erler,  Edw.  F. 
Erler,  Max 
Martin,  A.  G. 
Powers,  Bert  C. 
Venard,  Chas.  L. 

PHYSICIANS  AND 
SURGEONS 

Allison,  Wm.  R. 
Bacon,  Jay  H. 
Barbour,  Edward  E. 
Bascom,  H.  M. 
Bellinger,  W.  H. 
Bellinger,  E.  H. 
Bradley,  Robert  C. 
Brobst,  Chas.  H. 
Burby,  J.  Ellsworth 


Burhaus,  Levi  A. 
Burnham,  Alonzo  F. 
Campbell,  James  E. 
Chittick,  Alexander 
Collins,  Clifford  U. 
Cooley,  Wm.  M. 
Cooper,  J.  F. 
Davis,  E.  L. 
Davis,  Franklin  S. 
Dowdall,  Wm.  T. 
Du  Mars,  Elliot  C. 
Du  Mars,  Rufus  A. 
Easton,  Milo  T. 
Eckard,  Elmer  M. 
Edmonson,  Oscar  B. 
Eichhorn,  H.  G. 
Elder,  B.  H. 
Farnum,  Charles  G. 
Floyd,  Thomas  W.. 
Foerter,  A.  J. 
Gelder,  Edgar  E. 
Green,  Roland  Lester 
Hanna,  Robert  A. 
Hasson,  Edward 
Hinckle,  Wm.  A. 
Horwitz,  Sandor 
Huber,  J.  E. 
Kanne,  Aloysius  J. 
Kerr,  Robert  A. 
Knapp,  Alfred  A. 
Loughridge,  Samuel  O. 
Mcllvaine,  T.  M. 
McMahan,  J.  P. 
Magee,  H.  B. 
Marcy,  M.  S. 
Martin,  Leonidas  B. 
Meixner,  Fred.  M.  F. 
Meloy,  J.  Earle 
Michell,  Geo.  W. 
Miller,  Sumner  M. 
Moore,  Vernon  A. 
Nevins,  Herbert 
Nystrom,  Elmer  Edwin 
Oliver,  E.  W. 
Page,  Theodore  H. 
Parker,  Geo. 
Parker,  Wm. 
Pintler,  H.  E. 
Plummer,  Anzie  S. 
Powell,  Vance  M. 
Price,  W.  J. 
Roberts,  John  C. 
Roskoten,  O.  J. 
Rutherford,  Leslie 
Sedgwick,  Howard  M. 
Sloan,  John  F. 
Sloan,  Wm.  T. 


Thomas,  Chas.  D. 
Washburn,  Geo.  U. 
Watts,  W.  Ben 
Weber,  Geo.  H. 
Weil,  Albert 
Welton,  Carroll  B. 
Williams,  Wright  C. 
Will,  Otho  P. 
Wyatt,  Walter 
Zeller,  Geo.  A. 

PIANOS 

Adams,  Chas.  C. 
Ball,  E.  O. 
Hubsch,.  .Nick 
Moore,  Harvey  E. 
Page,  Roy 
Powers,  Albert  C. 
Steger,  George  M. 
Wookey,  Alonzo 

PIANO  TUNERS 

Greer,  Thomas  A. 

PLUMBERS 

Bruninga,  Jacob 
Dooley,  S.  B. 
Entwistle,  Wm.  H. 
Hitchcock,  Milton  S. 
Hitchcock,  W.  W. 
Kasjens,  Theodore  C. 
McLoughlin,  Frank 
Negley,  H.  C. 
O'Connor,  Daniel 
O'Neill,  Chas.  W. 
Richart,  Wm.  M. 
Slattery,  Wm.  H. 
Walsh,  John  R. 

PRINTERS 

Brown,  B.  Frank 
Feuchter,  Lawrence  F. 
Franks,  Gerald  B. 
Hine,  Edw. 
Nixon,  Chas.  E. 
Poffenbarger,  J.  C. 
Schwab,  Louis  J. 
Wiley,  F.  P. 

PRODUCE 

Finch,  Louis  W. 
Hovenden,  Chas.  S. 
Locher,  Emil 
Luthy,  Carl  G. 
Luthy,  Gottfried  G. 
Nelson,  Thomas  P. 


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PUBLIC  OFFICERS 

Butts,  Lucas  I. 
Campbell,  Robert  M. 
Dailey,  Hon.  John 
Daily,  J.  E. 
Eckley,  S.  W. 
Gauss,  Louis  J. 
Harris,  Edwin  L. 
Heinrich,  Oscar 
Meek,  Louis  F. 
Michel,  Victor  P. 
Pillsbury,  James  E. 
Rynearson,  Miss  Anna  F. 
Simmons,  John  J. 
Smith,  Gerard  T. 
Thode,  Geo.  A. 
Tracy,  Fred  B. 
Woodruff,  Hon.  Edw.  N. 

PUBLISHERS 

Cremer,  B. 
Cremer,  Mathias 
Goldberger,  Herman 
Grebe,  Wm.  C.,  Jr. 
Hermann,  Louis 
Pindell,  H.  M. 
Wolf,  Louis  Ph. 

RAILROAD  MEN 

Anderson,  Cyrus  A. 
Armstrong,  Edwin  N. 
Baker,  Frank 
Battles,  Harry  I. 
Brady,  Peter 
Chubbuck,  H.  E. 
Cowles,  Warren 
Fox,  Frederick  L. 
Griffin,  Michael  L. 
Hammel,  Rudolph 
Hays,  James  T. 
Hegler,  Werter  W. 
Hendley,  Jos.  W. 
Hyde,  L.  L. 
Johnson,  Richard  H. 
Johnson,  Wm.  E. 
Kester,  Elmer  E. 
Kiefer,  John  F. 
Longfeldt,  Adolph 
Leitner,  Wm.  C. 
Love,  N.  Meredith 
McHugh,  Guy  H. 
McWilliams,  James  E. 
Mathis,  Samuel  L. 
Mentzer,  Samuel  L. 
Mowatt,  Daniel 
Naylor,  E.  J. 


Neteon,  Samuel  L. 
Page,  Harry  D. 
Page,  Le  Roy 
Pinkney,  Harry  K. 
Powell,  James  W. 
Redman,  John  T. 
Russell,  Samuel  M. 
Smith,  Geo.  A. 
Stewart,  Frank  C. 
Strickler,  Chas.  R. 
Vance,  Harry  J. 
Winters,  Geo.  W. 

REAL  ESTATE 

Bacon,  Cicero  P. 
Bennett,  Chas.  M. 
Benton,  Wilber  M. 
Brown,  Deloss  S. 
Brown,  Eugene 
Cassell,  Frank  T. 
Causey,  Walter  G. 
Cone,  William  R. 
Dennis,  Francis  R. 
Dennis,  S.  A. 
Durkin,  Joseph  P. 
Eichenlaub,  John  E. 
Frazier,  Clifton  W. 
Grimes,  J.  M. 
Grimes,  H.  H. 
Hillis,  Leonard 
McClure,  Wm.  C. 
Millard,  James  E. 
Miller,  Oscar  W. 
Moore,  Edw.  M. 
Morgan,  Roscoe  J. 
Morse,  James  M. 
Schnebly,  John  R. 
Sears,  John  H. 
Wagler,  N.  R. 
Weisenborn,  Conrad 
Weisenborn,  Otto  F. 
Wheeler,  Metellus  C.  W. 
Wheeler,  Portius  R. 
Wheeler,  Wm.  T. 

RESTAURANT  MEN 
Gmelich,  J.  C. 
Nadon,  J.  F. 
Neil,  Albert  J. 

REVERENDS 

Bottingheimer,  Seymour  G. 
Carpenter,  B.  G. 
Clarke,  Clement  G. 
Greene,  Clinton  J. 
Madden,  T.  E. 


Reeverts,  Andrew  J. 
Shaffer,  F.  Solanus 
Spalding,  Archbishop  J.  L. 
Stevens,  J.  M. 

ROOFING  MATERIAL 

Bushell,  John  W. 
Fay,  J.  C. 
Louis,  Chas.  N. 
Thompson,  A.  R. 

SALESMEN 

Gage,  Chas.  L. 
Garber,  Patrick  H. 
Herschel,  Paul  E.,  Jr. 
Hillis,  A.  W. 
Hixson,  Charles  F. 
Husted,  Chas.  F. 
Pasquay,  Ernest  A. 
Strause,  Abbey 

SAND  AND  GRAVEL 

McGrath,  James  W. 
McGrath,  T.  E. 

SHOES 

Albers,  John  H. 
Berger,  R.  M. 
Kepler,  Eugene 
Metzger,  Lewis  V. 
Schnellbacher,  Jacob  P. 
Wynd,  John  Clement 

STEAM   BOATS 

Swain,  Percy 

STEEL  AND  WIRE 

Sommer,  Benj.  L. 
Sommer,  Peter  W. 
Sommer,  Wm.  H. 

STONE  DEALERS 

Bremer,  Henry  F. 
Farley,  Henry  A. 
Maple,  Fred  E. 
Sandmeyer,  Henry 
Undenstock,  Geo.  A. 

STOVE  AND  FURNACE 
MANUFACTURERS 

Cooley,  Proctor  P. 
Kelley,  John  F. 
King,  Edgar  M. 
Meyer,  Dirk 


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SUPERINTENDENTS  Maas,  Harry  M.  Holstman,  Carl  G. 

Achelpohl,  Walter  J.  Walker,  Wm.  P.  Kennedy,  John  D. 

Applegate,  Frank  W.  Weers,  Major  H. 

Brady,  Peter  TRANSFER  Wilton,  James  B. 

Correll,  Chas.  T.  Barton,  James  M.  WUton>  John  Bennet 

Franks,  Frank  F.  Barton,  Joseph  B.  ^jlton,  Richard  IS. 

Goetsch,  Edw.  H.  Finn  M  J  Winzeler,  John  W. 

Hardin,  Herbert  E.  Halligan,  M.  R.  *****  ^^ 

Hiatt,  Alfred  H.  Thede,  David 

Jack,  Wm.  J.  Meyer,  Benjamin  F.  VETERINARIAN 
Smith,  Wilkie  A. 

T«  i       T^K«  v  Brown,  Clyde  G. 

Taylor,  John  V.  TYPEWRITERS  Scott,  John 


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Sammis,  C.  J.                                 UNDERTAKERS  Wiese'  Henry  D" 

Barthell,  W.  G. 

TAILORS                                            Cumerford,  Harry  E.  WRECKER 

Bradley,  Richard  B.                         Gauss,  Wm.  F.  Swords,  Wm.  J. 


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